The King - National Anxiety

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1164A
Date Released
27 Sep 1951
Date submitted
24 Sep 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King - National Anxiety. DESCRIPTION: The King’s early return from Balmoral had naturally aroused anxiety. An announcement that His Majesty was to undergo an immediate, major operation came as a shock to everyone. All the members of the Royal Family had gathered in London, including the Duke of Windsor. Princess Elizabeth kept a long-standing engagement by attending the premiere of The Lady with a Lamp at the Warner Theatre. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Buckingham Palace. Crowds outside palace. GV crowds with palace & Standard flying in background. London Airport. Princess Margaret out of Viking, walks to car. At Warner Theatre Foyer, arrival of Princess Elizabeth greeted by Lady Mountbatten, introduced to Anna Neagle & Herbert Wilcox. Duke of Windsor out of house & into car. SCU of him seated in car. Crowds outside palace, & bulletin being put on rails. Mr Price Thomas leaves his St John’s Wood home, enters Rolls Royce. Crowds filing past bulletin outside palace. Good Scenes - GVs Buckingham Palace - various angles very good. CU gates of palace with Standard in background. CU Crest on palace gates. MS & SCU Royal Standard. Viking Landing at London Airport. SCU of Viking stationary & ladder being placed in position. Night material - Lights of London trucking shots - very useful. People reading headlines of newspapers & news vendors. Changing Guards outside Buckingham Palace, crowds look on.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; Communications; Ceremonies; Cinema; Performing arts; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
56123
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
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'The King - National Anxiety', British Movietone News Issue No. 1164A, 27 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17388 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)