General Eisenhower’s Farewell
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Eisenhower’s Farewell to London. DESCRIPTION: Arriving at London Airport with his wife, General Eisenhower had a few friendly words to say before driving to London. In the capital, he was received by the Queen Mother and later had luncheon with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. In the evening, they were guests of the Premier at No 10, Downing Street, and the dinner party there was attended by Lord and Lady Alexander, Mr and Mrs Attlee and Mr Eden also. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Constellation taxies in. Eisenhower & wife off plane. Greetings. Eisenhower says a few words about friends etc. he hopes to meet during his short stay. Slip-pan - Drives into palace, GV palace. Slip-pan, No 10, Downing Street, arrivals of Lord & Lady Alexander, Mr & Mrs Attlee, Mr Eden, Eisenhower’s car arrives, alight Ike & wife, pose outside No 10.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Military
- Locations
- London; Buckingham Palace; England; 10 Downing Street, London; London Heathrow Airport
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 57218
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 150
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How to cite this record
'General Eisenhower’s Farewell', British Movietone News Issue No. 1198, 19 May 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17806 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)