Conservative Party Conference

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1271
Date Released
12 Oct 1953
Date submitted
10 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Conservative Conference. DESCRIPTION: The Conservative Party Conference was held at Margate this year and the gathering there saw the return of Mr Eden and Sir Winston Churchill to the political scene. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV of Winter Gardens. Shots of front including Winter Gardens taken from helicopter. Helicopter flies just above promenade. Eden and wife arrive, also Maxwell Fyfe. Eden walks into camera. Interior GV of stage. Eden addressing members. CU. Shot audience. Exterior. Sir Winston and Lady Churchill arrive. Interior walk onto stage. Churchill addresses meeting, talks on housing nationalisation and his carrying on as Prime Minister. Good Scenes - Aerial shots taken from helicopter of Margate front. Aerials of the Winter Gardens.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Conferences
Locations
Margate
Card file number
59893
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
314
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Conservative Party Conference', British Movietone News Issue No. 1271, 12 Oct 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18815 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)