Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: VIPs in Town

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
853A
Date Released
11 Oct 1945
Date submitted
8 Oct 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vips in Town. DESCRIPTION: Winston Churchill arrives at Hendon looking as though he has benefitted from his holiday. An hour before Mr Churchill’s arrival the Duke of Windsor has flown in from Paris. The Duke then went to stay at Marlborough House, where he and Queen Mary posed for the Press in the garden. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Dakota taxies across Hendon aerodrome. Mrs Churchill followed by Mr Churchill alights from plane (Mr Churchill in Army uniform). Greeted by various people. Helped on with his overcoat. SCU Churchill, crowds behind him. Mrs and Mr Churchill enter car. Dakota taxies, Duke of Windsor alights, greeted by various people. SCU Duke of Windsor, crowds behind him. Enters car, car drives off. Arriving at Marlborough House, drives through crowds, who break police cordon. Crowds outside rear entrance of Marlborough House. Inside grounds Queen Mary and Duke of Windsor walk out into grounds, SCU & CU of both.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government
Locations
London; Hendon
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
46115
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: VIPs in Town', British Movietone News Issue No. 853A, 11 Oct 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13584 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)