News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1204A

Date Released

3 Jul 1952

Date submitted

30 Jun 1952

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Her Majesty’s Scottish Visit
• 2. Wimbledon Continues
• 3. World News Items: Olympic Flame
• 4. World News Items: Behind the Iron Curtain
• 5. World News Items: Walking Towers
• 6. World News Items: Sultan at Prayer
• 7. World News Items: Pilgrimage to Lourdes
• 8. World News Items: Racing & Fashion
• 9. The Heat Wave
• *Her Majesty’s Scottish Visit (Long Version)
• *Pitmen’s Derby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Section Title

World News Items

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World News Items - Pilgrimage to Lourdes. DESCRIPTION: A special pilgrimage was recently made at Lourdes by soldiers from a hospital in Paris. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of procession by soldiers all en route to Lourdes. Elevated GV of winding procession along roads all carrying torches. Night shots - ditto - very impressive.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief

Footage sources

France

Card file number

57428

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

32

Story extras:

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