President and Madame Auriol Visit Parliament and Ballet
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Our French Visitors at Parliament & Ballet. DESCRIPTION: One of the most important engagements fulfilled by our French visitors was at the Palace of Westminster. The President and Madame Auriol were welcomed in speeches by the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker. The climax of the State visit was their attendance at the gala performance of the Sadlers Wells Ballet at the Royal Opera House. SHOTLIST: KS. Coat of Arms - "RF" surrounded by laurel leaves. Exterior - GV Palace of Westminster. Royal car arrives M & Madame Auriol received by Lord Chancellor & the Speaker. Interior - GV of both Houses seated, rise as Auriols enter. Panning shot as they walk down aisle between Houses. On platform, Auriol speaking French, cut-in of audience. Fade to Covent Garden Opera House. Cars drive through crowded streets at night. GV auditorium, & swing. MS Mrs Churchill with Mrs Attlee standing behind. Earl of Clarendon receives Princess Elizabeth & the King & Queen. King & Queen receive Auriol & wife. Various scenes inside auditorium shows well decorated boxes etc. Royal Family & guests enter Royal Box, several angle shots. Exterior - arrivals Dr Edith Summerskill, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr Shinwell, interior - Mr Attlee. Mr Churchill arrives given great welcome in crowded foyer. Royal Family & guests walk down stairs towards camera. Auriols & King & Queen leave, the rest curtsy.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 53377
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 392
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'President and Madame Auriol Visit Parliament and Ballet', British Movietone News Issue No. 1084, 13 Mar 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16263 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)