Wedding of Mr Eden

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1211
Date Released
18 Aug 1952
Date submitted
14 Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Eden Weds Clarissa Churchill. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of Londoners were at Caxton Hall to see what they could of the wedding. They saw Mr Eden arrive, Mr and Mrs Churchill and then the bride Miss Clarissa Spencer Churchill. After the ceremony, a family luncheon was held at No 10, Downing Street. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV crowds outside. Crowds, Eden arrives, acknowledges cheers. Enters. Churchill & his wife arrive. Crowds cheer. Clarissa Churchill arrives & goes straight in. Married Mr & Mrs Eden come out, pose for camera, smiling etc., drive off. At No 10 Downing Street, various shots of the wedding groups. CU of the couple. Group - Mr & Mrs Churchill, Mr & Mrs Eden, etc.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Marriages
Locations
Westminster; Caxton Hall
Card file number
57664
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
William G. Carrington
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wedding of Mr Eden', British Movietone News Issue No. 1211, 18 Aug 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17993 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)