The Cripps Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1259A
Date Released
23 Jul 1953
Date submitted
20 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Cripps Wedding. DESCRIPTION: At St John’s Church, St John’s Wood, Africans in their traditional dress contrasted strongly with the formal attire of British guests. They came there to see the wedding of the daughter of Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr Joseph Appiah of the Gold Coast. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV crowds outside church. Various shots of crowds, many Africans. Guest arrive, British & African. A Bevan arrives, with his wife. Africans in tribal dress. Arrival of bridegroom, Mr Joseph Appiah. CU snake-charmer. Bride arrives, Peggy Cripps. GV church, couple leave church, pose for cameras.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Marriages; Animals
Locations
St John’s Church; St John’s Wood
Card file number
59421
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Cripps Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1259A, 23 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18645 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)