Armistice Day 1937

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
441
Date Released
15 Nov 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: The Duke of Marlborough becomes Mayor of Woodstock
  2. 2Reports: General Gordon honoured
  3. 3Reports: A leaning spire - St Mark’s, Shoreditch
  4. 4Reports: Basque children go back to Spain
  5. 5Fashions: Described by Enid Lowe
  6. 6Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: The "Flying tricycle"
  7. 7Armistice Day 1937

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armistice Day. DESCRIPTION: A Tribute of Remembrance. Written by Gerald Sanger. Delivered by Leslie Mitchell. SHOTLIST: Religious procession round the Cenotaph. Elevated shot of the crowds. CU of large group of faces. Elevated pan shot of mass of crowd. The King salutes at the Cenotaph. Close shot on balcony of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and others. Close shot of women lined up wearing medals and carrying wreaths. Pan shot along men wearing medals. Men lined up with wreaths. Close shot of the King placing wreath. CU King in uniform. CU Big Ben striking 11. Soldier with bayonet superimposed on gravestone. Hand places small cross in garden of Remembrance. Last Post is sounded. Pan shot along the balconies back to ceremony below. Elevated shot along Whitehall. Close shot of men bareheaded. Crowd sing ‘O God Our Help’. Flash back to victory crowds waving and yelling. CU Versailles treaty. Interior scenes at signing of same. CU Haile Selassie. CU nameplate of ‘Shanghai’ Station. Spanish Bull ring prisoner of War camp. Chinese scenes with corpses in streets and people rushing to shelter. Formation of Jap bombers in air. Bombs burst after dropping from plane. Burst on Shanghai. Mr Roosevelt speaking. Mr Eden speaking. Ship being launched. Guns lined up at factory. Tanks in line move forwards. Formation of fighter bi-planes taking off. Shot of the Cenotaph with flags draped. Peaceful village church. Close shot of war gravestones. CU Cavalry War memorial. CU statue of Earl Haig. CU King placing wreath and saluting. CU Statue. Haig. Elevated shot of marchpast Cenotaph. Dissolve from Arch to Cenotaph.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military; Launchings; Religion and belief; Newsreels
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5857
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
289
Story extras:
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