Queen Mary Visits the Ideal Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1031
Date Released
7 Mar 1949
Date submitted
3 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mary Visits Ideal Home. DESCRIPTION: Queen Mary was received by Lord Rothermere when she visited the Ideal Home Exhibition. Amongst the exhibits were British Nylon clothing, water heaters, gas cookers and a working model of a steel factory. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated GV Grand Hall, Queen Mary enters escorted by Lord Rothermere. Into camera - Queen Mary, Lord Rothermere & Mr Truefitt. Elevated GV houses. Queen Mary looks around. MS cut glass stand. MS clothes brushes etc. Handbag stand. British Nylon stand displaying clothes & lingerie. Hot water from gas heater. Several shots of gas ovens. MS table laid for dinner. GV model steel works in action, cranes etc. working.
Keywords
Royalty; Domestic life; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Olympia
Card file number
51585
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen Mary Visits the Ideal Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1031, 7 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15611 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)