Vikings Invade London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1052A
Date Released
4 Aug 1949
Date submitted
2 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vikings Invade London. DESCRIPTION: Arriving at Richmond after rowing the greater part of the way up the River Thames, the Vikings were given a grand welcome by crowds gathered on the towpath. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Tower Bridge opened. Ditto. Boat "Hugin" passes through. Elevated under camera shot passing under bridge. People line Thames Embankment. Cut-in Houses of Parliament. Line of people along Embankment. At Richmond (Surrey), hundreds of boats on river. Thousands of people on banks greet them as they come ashore. Crew walk through avenue of cheering crowds, shaking their hands.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
London
Card file number
52338
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Vikings Invade London', British Movietone News Issue No. 1052A, 4 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15872 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)