News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1145

Date Released

14 May 1951

Date submitted

8 Mar 1951

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Premier Visits Red Cross Exhibition
• 2. England’s 2 - 1 Victory over Argentina
• 3. Duchess Opens Sculpture Display
• 4. Truman Replies to Macarthur
• 5. Danish Royal Visitors’ Many Engagements
• *Scottish Miners’ Gala Day
• *Keenan Wins Bantan Title

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Premier Visits Red Cross Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: The Premier was greeted by Lord Woolton (Executive Committee Chairman) when he came to open the Red Cross Society’s Exhibition at their London headquarters. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Exterior GV of British Red Cross Headquarters. Attlee out of car, greeted by Lord Woolton. Interior - Attlee wears pair of periscopic glasses. Red Cross Nurses pulls on pair of stockings with patent puller-on. Another seated at desk where leaves of a book turned by electricity. Mr Attlee with periscopic glasses on reading a book (silent). Display of aids for the Disabled.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Exhibitions and shows; Disabled persons

Locations

Grosvenor Crescent, London

Card file number

55438

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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