The General Election Breaks Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1166
Date Released
8 Oct 1951
Date submitted
4 Oct 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The General Election Breaks Out. (Conservative Conference). DESCRIPTION: Mr Churchill opens the Conservative campaign at Liverpool. At the pre-election service held in St Paul’s, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave the sermon when all the Party leaders attended. After the service they left for the House of Commons for prorogation of Parliament. With Parliament awaiting the verdict of the country on October 25th, the proclamation of dissolution was due to be announced. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Exterior - Churchill makes his way through huge crowds, enters building. Interior - Churchill walks to platform. CU & CU Churchill addressing audience. What is required is a Government with the power to carry on a tolerant, non-partisan, non-doctrinaire system of policy for a considerable time . We are the same people, in the same island, as we were in the great days we can all remember, etc. Cut-in audience listening & applauding. The above is in Liverpool. London - Tilt down St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr Fisher walks up steps. Choirboys walk up steps. Mr Morrison arrives. Mr Eden & Mr Oliver Lyttelton arrive. Mr & Mrs Churchill arrive. Still: Party leaders seated next to one another during service. Leaving. Mr & Mrs Attlee leaving. Mr Clement Davies leaves. Cut-in ground on steps outside St Paul’s Cathedral. MS Palace Yard, Attlee’s car drives in. Mr Churchill’s car drives in. MP’s walk in, cut-ins Big Ben at 11 o’clock. Miss Pat Hornsby-Smith. GV across River Thames of Houses of Parliament - very good. Recorder Commander Poland reads Proclamation by the King, start & finish, on words God Save the King.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Communications; Military; Religion and belief
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; Liverpool; St Paul’s Cathedral; England; House of Commons
Card file number
56162
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
410
Story extras:
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'The General Election Breaks Out', British Movietone News Issue No. 1166, 8 Oct 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17405 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)