Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Royal Family Visit the Old Family
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen Visit Old Folks - Mute. DESCRIPTION: During their stay in Scotland the Royal party visited Crookston Homes in Glasgow. SHOTLIST: Royal Party alight from cars, in raining weather, umbrellas held over them. Lt Philip Mountbatten in party. Bouquets presented to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Party walks round grounds. Interior - walking through the wards talks (silent) with patients, in ladies room Queen talks with two draught players. Leaving the entrance to hospital, Royal walk down steps. Walking through grounds away from Crookston Homes.
- Local distribution only
- Scotland only
- Keywords
- Royalty; Social welfare
- Locations
- Crookston Homes
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 48913
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 116
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Royal Family Visit the Old Family', British Movietone News Issue No. 947, 28 Jul 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14560 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)