Churchill Returns to Downing Street

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1169A
Date Released
1 Nov 1951
Date submitted
30 Oct 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Returns to Downing Street. DESCRIPTION: Cabinet-making has absorbed Mr Churchill’s attention since the General Election returned him to power again as Prime Minister. At his home in Hyde Park Gate there has been a great deal of coming and going. In due course, Mr Churchill leaves for the new Government’s first Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU No 10 on door, and door closing. Hyde Park Gate. Churchill walks round car & enters his house. Typewriters etc. being carried in. Mrs Churchill enters. Randolph Churchill stands at door waiting for it to open, enters. RA Butler at door. Sir Walter Monckton at door, enters. Mr Churchill leaves Hyde Park Gate, into car & drives out of camera. Crowds in Downing Street, Mr Churchill through dense crowd to No 10. Mr Eden arrives, towards camera. Harold Macmillan arrives, waves to crowds. Captain Crookshank arrives. Lord Ismay arrives, Lord Woolton out of car, & enters. Waves to crowd. Majority of Ministers arriving were wearing Bowler hats.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures
Card file number
56273
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
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'Churchill Returns to Downing Street', British Movietone News Issue No. 1169A, 1 Nov 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17438 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)