Council of War at Dorking

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1094A
Date Released
25 May 1950
Date submitted
23 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Socialists at Dorking. DESCRIPTION: Beatrice Webb House, near Dorking, was the meeting place for the Labour Party, TUC and Co-Op chiefs for a conference on future policy. SHOTLIST: KS. Speed-cop outside Beatrice Webb House. GV of the house. MS press present. Mr Isaacs taking pictures of cameramen. Dalton with others. SCU Tom Williams, A Bevin, Shinwell. CU Harold Wilson. SCU Morgan Phillips, with Dr Edith Summerskill & H Morrison. Morrison & Miss Herbison brushing him down. Socialist enter house. Tomlinson closes French windows.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Dorking
Card file number
53783
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Council of War at Dorking', British Movietone News Issue No. 1094A, 25 May 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16427 (Accessed 15 Nov 2025)