Bride for Otto

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1145A
Date Released
17 May 1951
Date submitted
15 May 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bride for Otto. Wedding of Archduke Otto of Hapsburg. DESCRIPTION: At the Chapel of the Rope-makers in Nancy, Archduke Otto has married Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. He is the 38-year-old claimant to the Austro-Hungarian throne; his bride, a 25-year-old German Princess. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS crowds with brides & groom. Crowd shot, guests. CU Otto of Hapsburg. CU Bride - Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. Ex-Empress Zita in procession to church. Various shots of the royal couple, with crowds around them. Photographers & press surge round them. Procession making its way to the church. Starts off with the blessing (catholic fashion). Exterior shots of procession finishing on GV of the procession passing through cheering crowds.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Marriages; Religion and belief
Locations
Nancy
Footage sources
France
Card file number
55468
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bride for Otto', British Movietone News Issue No. 1145A, 17 May 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17132 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)