The City Honours St Laurent

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1340A
Date Released
10 Feb 1955
Date submitted
6 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Freedom of the City for Mr St Laurent. DESCRIPTION: When Mr St Laurent, Canada’s Prime Minister, arrived at Guildhall, he was received by the City Lands Committee. The occasion was the conferring upon him of the Freedom of the City of London. SHOTLIST: MCU of Guildhall. Arrival of Mr St Laurent. Various shots of the ceremony. Chamberlain Major Gane makes speech to Mr St Laurent. CU Mr St Laurent making speech. Crowds clap.
Keywords
Politics and government; Awards and honours
Locations
Guildhall; London
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
62833
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The City Honours St Laurent', British Movietone News Issue No. 1340A, 10 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19843 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)