France Sets Up Her Statue to Lord Haig

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
74A
Date Released
29 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France Sets Up Her Statue to Lord Haig. DESCRIPTION: Memorial of great soldier is unveiled at Montreuil his War Headquarters, in presence of his widow. SHOTLIST: Long shot of parade of soldiers in square. Into camera. Close shot of unveiling. "God Save the King" played by unseen band. Widow places wreath at statue with other people. She walks into camera.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1280
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'France Sets Up Her Statue to Lord Haig', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 74A, 29 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/557 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)