News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1316

Date Released

23 Aug 1954

Date submitted

19 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. King Haakon Visits Queen Juliana
• 2. Ten Years After
• 3. Tension in Morocco
• 4. Greek Demonstration
• 5. India’s Independence Day
• 6. News in Brief: Legion of Honour
• 7. News in Brief: Model Grand Prix
• 8. News in Brief: Flower Show
• 9. News in Brief: German Show Jumping
• 10. News in Brief: Shooting the Rapids
• 11. The Queen Launches Southern Cross
• *Miss New Brighton

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Anniversary of Allied Landing. DESCRIPTION: At St Raphael, South of France was the scene of a parade attended by General Gruenther, to commemorate the Allied Landings there in 1944. SHOTLIST: CU of landing craft. Troops with flags in front of the landing craft. LS of ships at sea. CU of General Gruenther. Lady Churchill. March past of troops.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Military

Locations

France; St Raphael

Footage sources

France

Card file number

61650

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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