News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2040

Date Released

8 Jul 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Cost of Canvas
• 2. London Air Crash
• 3. Welcome Home, Alec Rose! News in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Welcome Home Alec Rose (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Thousands of well-wishers assemble at Portsmouth to welcome Round-the-World Yachtsman Alec Rose. A triumphant return for this fifty-nine year old Greengrocer whose epic solo voyage has caught the imagination of the world. SHOTLIST: News in Colour Title. MS Alec Rose’s grocery shop. CU groceries on stall. CU notice Welcome Home Alec in shop window. MS ditto. Zoom CU roses in vase. GV Lively Lady with escort vessels. MS ditto. MCU Lively Lady. MS small boat with outboard motor. MS sailors onboard naval vessel. GV Lively Lady and escorts. MS Rose at helm of Lively Lady. MCU ditto. GV yacht approaching harbour with escort vessels. MS Lively Lady name on bows. MCU Rose at helm. MS Lively Lady. MS sign on boat Greetings from Southampton with children waving to LL. MS escort vessel. MS LL MCU ditto. MCU Rose drinking beer from tankard. MS ditto. MS Admiral’s barge getting into position. MS people on quayside. MS Mrs Dorothy Rose onboard Admiral’s barge waving. MS LL with Rose onboard. MS Mrs Rose waves as barge comes alongside LL MS Mrs Rose pointing. Zoom back from LL to crowd on shore. GV crowds on shore, pan MS pan from Rose waving to crowds on shore. MS LL escorted by barge. CU girl waving to boat. MS CU LL drawing closer. MS escort vessels. Zoom back from boat to GV from harbour. MS CU LL draws alongside Admiral’s barge. Zoom back from vessels to crowd on shore. GV collection of boats in harbour. MS the two boats together. CU pennant reading Good Show Alec. MS Alec, his wife and Admiral chatting. MS Admiral’s barge pulls towards shore. MS sailor jumps from barge and ties it to quayside. MS party prepares to disembark. MS Alec steps ashore and waves, MS Admiral & Mrs Rose off barge. GV crowd. MS Alec and Mrs Rose walk up slipway. GV crowd cheering. GV harbour - ships. MS LS cont. of walk up quayside. MS Alec escorted by Admiral for intro to Mayor. MCU Rose. MS Alec & wife read telegram. GV crowd. MS Mayor calls for three cheers. MS Alec speaks. MS crowds. MS Alec & Mrs Rose waving. CU number plate on Rolls Royce AR1. MS Alec climbs into Rolls, pan to crowds. MS car drives off. GV the scene. MS Alec drives through crowds. MS triumphal progress of car through crowds. MS car approaching Guildhall. CU Alec speaking from steps of Hall. GV crowd. MCU woman gives Alec a bouquet of flowers. CU Alec waving.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Shops and shopping; Communications; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Sailing; Local government; Navy; Military

Locations

Portsmouth; United Kingdom

Card file number

93714

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

John Mould

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

546

Story extras:

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