News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

285A

Date Released

22 Nov 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Royal Opening of Parliament is Marred by Fog
• 2. Only Film Records of Speeches by Air Race Victors
• 3. Movietone News Paragraphs: London - Walter Neusel trains for fight with Len Harvey
• 4. Movietone News Paragraphs: Southampton - "Empress of Britain" sets new Atlantic records
• 5. Movietone News Paragraphs: Toulouse - World’s biggest Sea Plane
• 6. Princess Marina Greeted in Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Opening of Parliament. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen travel to the Houses of Parliament by car, instead of carriage, as thick fog mars the processional. SHOTLIST: Shot of the Royal Car leaving the Palace gates and elevated shot of the car passing the Cenotaph. Shot of the car with flag flying passing the camera. The car enters the gates of the Houses of Parliament. All this is taken in thick fog.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weather; Ceremonies

Locations

London; Buckingham Palace; England; House of Lords

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3282

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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