Mr Attlee at Labour Party Conference

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1165A
Date Released
4 Oct 1951
Date submitted
1 Oct 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Attlee at Scarborough. Labour Party Conference. DESCRIPTION: Scarborough, although it will not now receive the Conservatives as well, has been the scene of the Labour Party’s pre-election Conference. The Prime Minister and his wife were escorted to the Conference by Mr Morgan Phillips, the General Secretary. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV Scarborough. GV beach with conference hall in background. Queues of delegates entering hall. Mr & Mrs Attlee walk to hall accompanied by Morgan Phillips. Interior - Alice Bacon speaking to audience - commentary over her voice. MS & SCU Attlee addressing audience on the forthcoming election. Refers to Williams Brooks in his speech. Cut-ins off audience applauding & to finish. Cut-ins CUs of Mr Morrison. Mr Bevan. Mr Shinwell.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Environment; Conferences
Card file number
56150
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
275
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mr Attlee at Labour Party Conference', British Movietone News Issue No. 1165A, 4 Oct 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17400 (Accessed 09 May 2025)