Labour’s Vital Conference Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1044A
Date Released
9 Jun 1949
Date submitted
7 Jun 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Labour’s Vital Conference Opens. DESCRIPTION: At Blackpool we see the principal Labour MPs arriving for their Conference. Mr Morgan Phillips summarises the object of the Conference. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Blackpool front with Blackpool Tower. GV ditto. MS Winter Gardens. Arrival Mr & Mrs Attlee. Arrival Mr A Bevan & his wife, Jennie Lee. CU of ditto. Arrival of Mr & Mrs Shinwell. Arrival Mr & Mrs Strachey. Group of Lady MPs including Edith Summerskill. MS group of Labour ministers. Group shot which includes Morrison & Dr Edith Summerskill, & Sir Stafford Cripps. Morgan Phillips arrives. CU of him speaking for BMN on their great duty to the country, the Labour Party.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Blackpool
Card file number
52081
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
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'Labour’s Vital Conference Opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 1044A, 9 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15772 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)