The Emperor in the City
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 10
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Haile Selassie at the Guildhall. DESCRIPTION: From Buckingham Palace, the Emperor of Ethiopia was accompanied by his son (the Duke of Harar) and was attended by the Master of the Horse, as he drove to pay a State visit to the City of London. SHOTLIST: CU of the Mace and Sword on table. LS of Buckingham Palace with crowds in the foreground. The coach leaving. CU of the coach with the Emperor and Duke of Harar. Travelling shot into the Mall. Travelling shot into Trafalgar Square. CU of the coach. Arriving at the Guildhall. The Emperor alighting. CU of stained glass window. The Emperor and Mayor (Councillor Day) walking to the throne. Sitting down. Presentation of the casket. The presentation of the casket. The presentation of tusks, spears and hat. Leaving the Guildhall.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Scotland or South Wales.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Vehicles; Ceremonies; Local government
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 62068
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 114
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How to cite this record
'The Emperor in the City', British Movietone News Issue No. 1324A, 21 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19602 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)