News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

490-1

Date Released

13 Jan 1921

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Dover Goes to the Poll
• 2. Downing Street in Buckinghamshire
• 3. German Submarines Raid
• 4. Marseilles - Duke of Connaught’s Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Mr Lloyd George’s first visit to the ‘Chequers’ given by Lord Lee as country residence to British Premiers for ever." Shot of house. Lloyd George and party come on to the lawn. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Lady Hamar Greenwood takes a snapshot". She photographs Lloyd George and Lord Reading. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "India? A word with Lord Chief Justice Reading who -". Lloyd George and Lord Reading talk with third man. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "- becomes Viceroy of India". Lord Reading lights a cigarette. Shot of whole party. [5TH SUBTITLE]: "Miss Megan Lloyd George thinks it nicer than Downing Street". Megan Lloyd George talking to her father.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aristocracy

Credits:

Camera

Frederick Ling Wilson

Length of story (in feet)

115

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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