Royalty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
444
Date Released
6 Dec 1937
Date submitted
1 Dec 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 14
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King George at Launceston on Visit to the Duchy. DESCRIPTION: HM King George at Launceston on visit to the Duchy. SHOTLIST: Car arrived at the Launceston Castle. The King alights and walks through lines of cheering people. The King stands on dais. The Town Clerk reads from a scroll. Close shots of crowd of Boy Scouts. Other shots of men in the crowd, one with medals. Shots of the King on the dais. Shots of the King being presented with bowl of 100 shillings and a brace of Greyhounds. Pan down from the top of the Castle to ceremony below. Other presentations from the Duchy are made to the King in accordance with the ruling. A tenant wearing goat skin is seen with King. King presents each tenant with white rod with silver tip. Close up of the King confirming the tenancy. CU of the King raising his hat. He leaves the Castle after the ancient rites have been performed and continues his tour.
Keywords
Royalty; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Children; Customs and traditions; Animals; Youth
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5878
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royalty', British Movietone News Issue No. 444, 6 Dec 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8259 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)