Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Churchill at Luton Hoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
995A
Date Released
1 Jul 1948
Date submitted
29 Jun 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill at Luton Hoo. DESCRIPTION: At a huge open air meeting at Luton Hoo, Winston Churchill spoke about his party’s publication of an Agricultural Charter. SHOTLIST: KS Pan huge crowds. Pan of crowds seated and standing. Crowd applaud. Churchill in morning dress arrives, crowds stand & applaud. MS Churchill addresses open air meeting on agriculture. Cut-ins crowds. Pan from platform where Churchill is speaking to crowds listening. Cut-in rows of people seated applaud. Pan of crowds applauding.
Keywords
Politics and government; Agriculture
Locations
Bedfordshire; Luton
Card file number
50413
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Churchill at Luton Hoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 995A, 1 Jul 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15179 (Accessed 19 Jul 2025)