Royalty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
444
Date Released
6 Dec 1937
Date submitted
1 Dec 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royalty
  2. 2Reports: All quiet in Peking
  3. 3Reports: 204 Squadron off to Australia
  4. 4Reports: Christmas Parade in New York
  5. 5Reports: Professor wins Nobel Prize
  6. 6Reports: Queen Mary opens London House
  7. 7Names and News: Douglas-Percy Wedding
  8. 8Names and News: Viscount Gort, VC
  9. 9Names and News: Sir C Deverill
  10. 10Names and News: Mr Hore Belisha
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Athletics - British Team for Empire Games leave for Sydney
  12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: High Jumping at the Melbourne Show
  13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Model Boat Racing
  14. 14Dogs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 14
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King George at Launceston on Visit to the Duchy. DESCRIPTION: HM King George at Launceston on visit to the Duchy. SHOTLIST: Car arrived at the Launceston Castle. The King alights and walks through lines of cheering people. The King stands on dais. The Town Clerk reads from a scroll. Close shots of crowd of Boy Scouts. Other shots of men in the crowd, one with medals. Shots of the King on the dais. Shots of the King being presented with bowl of 100 shillings and a brace of Greyhounds. Pan down from the top of the Castle to ceremony below. Other presentations from the Duchy are made to the King in accordance with the ruling. A tenant wearing goat skin is seen with King. King presents each tenant with white rod with silver tip. Close up of the King confirming the tenancy. CU of the King raising his hat. He leaves the Castle after the ancient rites have been performed and continues his tour.
Keywords
Royalty; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Children; Customs and traditions; Animals; Youth
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5878
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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