Bermuda Meeting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1451
Date Released
25 Mar 1957
Date submitted
22 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Macmillan in Bermuda. SHOTLIST: Shots of plane taxiing on the runway. Shot of the VIPs who are there to greet Macmillan. Macmillan alights from the plane. Crowds. Macmillan down steps and is greeted by Sir John Woodall. Slip pan panning shot along USS Canberra. MCU American flags flying on the ship. Shots of President Eisenhower on board the ship. MLS small launch heading into the harbour at Bermuda. MS of the Queen of Bermuda blowing her horn. Launch reaches harbour. Crowds. President Eisenhower alights from the boat and is greeted by Sir John Woodall. MCU Harold Macmillan shaking hands with Ike. President Eisenhower makes speech - I’m sure that in the next few days we can do much to strengthen the long term bonds that have bound together the British Empire and my country. Our countries are very old friends indeed, and this is a very happy occasion. Not just because of the fact that your Prime Minister and I are very old friends, a fact of which I am very proud of. Ike speaks to Macmillan. Ike gets into car. Press taking photos. Car drives off.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Bermuda
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
70183
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bermuda Meeting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1451, 25 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21582 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)