Remembrance Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1119A
Date Released
16 Nov 1950
Date submitted
13 Nov 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Remembrance Day. DESCRIPTION: At the London Cenotaph - Whitehall packed with many thousands - the nation pays homage on the day set aside for special remembrance. SHOTLIST: KS. LS of Whitehall ceremony. Various shots crowds around Cenotaph. King walks out. Minister stands by Cenotaph with wreaths. King lays wreath. Attlee lays his wreath. Churchill lays his wreath. CU trumpeters. Panning shot of crowds during playing "Last Post". Crowd shots & Queen, Princess Margaret & Princess Louise in window of Home Office, during the playing "O God Our Help in Ages Past". Elevated GV ceremony. Various shots of marchpast after ceremony, mixes etc., of marchpast. GV of Cenotaph with people marching past in background.
Keywords
Commemorations; Ceremonies
Locations
Whitehall
Card file number
54602
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
239
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Remembrance Day', British Movietone News Issue No. 1119A, 16 Nov 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16778 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)