The City Goes Gay

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1831A
Date Released
9 Jul 1964
Date submitted
4 Jul 1964
Date submitted
6 Jul 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The City Goes Gay. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show some of the highlights of the first day of the City of London Festival, including the Lord Mayor taking the salute as the crew and officers of HMS London march past. Their ship is berthed near Greenwich and visitors were allowed to look her over. In the City the Lord Mayor cut the first slice of the roast oxen and later everybody present joined in. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV London. MLS skyscrapers. LAS new skyscraper. LAS balloons released from building. MS band of HMS London march past. MCU officers and men of London march past Lord Mayor of London. MCU same. LS same. GV Greenwich docks. MLS HMS London. MS schoolboys go aboard same. CU sign London. TS pan missile launcher and pan to boys. CU sailor. CU boy. LAS missile launcher. MS group of boys. CU barmen. MS pan people drinking. CU man drinking. CU two men drinking. MS people eat seafood. CU pan man dishing out seafood. MS same. CU man eating. MS band of the Grenadier Guards. TS pan to crowd. CU Chelsea Pensioners looking. CU pan band. LS St Paul’s Cathedral. CU roasting an oxen. CU same (2 shots). CU man. CU roasting oxen. MS the Lord Mayor Alderman James Harman cuts the first slice. CU man’s face. MCU Lord Mayor drinks a pint. MS man cutting oxen. MS women eating. CU same (2 shots). MCU woman drinks beer and pan to another. MLS Tower Bridge. LAS skyscraper. GV buildings.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Local government; Navy; Military
Locations
Greenwich
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
88559
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
230
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The City Goes Gay', British Movietone News Issue No. 1831A, 9 Jul 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25603 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)