London Greets the Amethyst Men

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1067A
Date Released
17 Nov 1949
Date submitted
16 Nov 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Greets the Amethyst Men. DESCRIPTION: Marching through London, which was enveloped in fog, the crew of the frigate Amethyst were going to the Guildhall where they had been invited by the Lord Mayor in recognition of their recent deeds. SHOTLIST: KS. MS marching sailors. Various marching shots of crew from Horse Guards Parade to St Martins, then onto Guildhall. MS officers: Commander Kerens. Commodore Cazalet & Commander Robertson lead column. Cut-ins of crowds. Various trucking shots including that of the band, Royal Marines. Wounded also amongst men, included Leading Seaman Williams. Sir Frederick Rowland, new Lord Mayor inspects men. Also present Viscount Hall & Mr Attlee. SCU Flight Lieutenant Fearnley. Crew march into Guildhall.
Keywords
Weather; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Card file number
52801
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London Greets the Amethyst Men', British Movietone News Issue No. 1067A, 17 Nov 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16049 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)