| Subjects: | Embassies, Legislature, International relations, Government and politics |
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| Organisations: | United Kingdom government |
| Locations: | London, England, United Kingdom |
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Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Shotlist: Storm clouds - posters - mobilization etc - Parliament Square - Crowds - No 10 Downing Street, comings and goings. Diggin shelters in park - sandbagging. Buildings being sandbagged. A A Guns. Barrage Ballons. Guards at Palace. Busbys and steel helmets. Children evacuated from hospital. Children being evacuated,. Children at railway stations and in train. Trying on gas masks. Arrival at destination - being fed. Outside Parliament - crowds. Big Ben - 6 Neville Chamberlain and Mrs Annie Chamberlain leave No 10 and shake hands. CU Big Ben 11 am (Sound). Comings an dgoings of Parliamentarians. Eden and Churchill enter parliament. CU Poster - war - Neville Chamberlain at No 10. CU Siren - People rushing for shelter. Warden on cycle with notice "Take Cover" notice. People enter shelters. People leaving shelters. Men queuing to join up. POsters - Fire Service, taxi, trailer. Tow A R P Wardens walk along street. Various shots of Londoners walking along. Man enters building with matress. German Ambassador leaves Embassy. CU Notice German Embassy. Aliens queuing for registration. Genreal shots Londoners carrying on as usual - carrying gas masks. Long line of British troops singing "Pack up your troubles" (Sound)
Some excerpts from the heartening broadcast of Mr Winston Churchill. HD available - https://ap.archive.sourceclips.prod.eu.s3.amazonaws.com/UPITN/ Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. SHOTLIST: Winston Churchill remakes his recent broadcast speech seated at desk talking to camera. The speech is illustrated with library material. Winston Churchill is seen entering the BBC Studio for Broadcast. Also CU shots. Library shots: Battleships Line Ahead. White Ensign with Battleship in background. Good shot of destroyers turning at speed. Good shot of submarine. SEE STORY NUMBER 37767/2
STORY HITLER IN POLAND 1939 (SOUND) SHOWS Hitler at the Eastern Front. Hitler with his troops - eating - talking to soldiers - signing autographs. In his private plane - interiors - scenes of bombed poland.Partition in Poland. Aerials of the ruins of Warsaw. Ground shots of ruins. German General shakes hands with troops.Brest, Litovsk, Germans and Russians link up in Poland. Various shots of review of German troops. Russian officers watching.Danzig - Very good shots of Hitler's triumphant drive thru city.Capture of Warsaw. Various shots of the bombardment of Warsaw. Hitler visits his army. Watches Warsaw burn. Scenes of German troops. Surrender of warsaw signed inside train. German and Polish Officers at meeting. German troops entering Warsaw. Available in HD and AP HAS A 2K SCAN 24FPS 4:3 Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press.
STORY Lord Gort arrives back in London signalling that the evacuation of the BEF from Flanders is nearly completed. The epic withdrawal was carried out courageously by the many small vessels bringing British and French troops from the beaches. SHOWS Planes fly over Dunkirk and everywhere fires rage. Bombs burst and wreckage is everywhere apparent. Ships are wrecked in the harbour and a British destroyer passes a transport at high speed. The Epic Of Dunkirk CU Lord Gort and other officers leave No 10 Downing Street. Troops boarding ships. French troops alongside, they give 'thumbs up' sign. WVS feeding troops. Troops on deck-chairs on beach, some eating and some sleeping. Mass shots of some of the craft that took part in the evacuation. Scenes of Dunkirk under bombardment. Famous shot of men knee deep in water wading out to ships at low tide. GV Wide angle of thousands of troops moving towards ship. Several shots of German planes in action attacking the evacuees and Dunkirk. Various shots of ships with decks full of men returning to England. Lord Gort Returns - Two shots of Lord Gort. He then leaves No 10 with General Sir John Dill and Anthony Eden. Also scenes of a cabinet meeting. Alexander and Attlee talking to Duff Cooper. Evacuation Of Dunkirk - SEE STORY NUMBER 39159/2 FOR CUTS Various shots of the convoy which includes a channel steamer. As the craft nears the shore the soldiers wade out from the beach. In the background the town blazes furiously. Available in HD - https://ap.archive.sourceclips.prod.eu.s3.amazonaws.com/Movietone/HD/BIC%20CHURCHILL/MBIC12991_AP_BM39159-ISS574a_Dunkirk_and_Evacuation_Scenes.mov Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press.
Our Hurricane pilots are ever on the alert to tackle Nazi raiders. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Shotlist: Hurricanes land in formation. Pilots sitting around reading. In chairs etc., relaxing. Men play football. Phone rings .. Alarm .. Pilots rush to planes and take off. ® Camera-Gun action shots - see film list. ® Planes used: Hurricanes and Spitfires. ® Squadron markings: US/Z.X. etc. ® ® ® see story number 39588/2 for cuts
A convoy passing through the Straits of Dover comes under fire from the French coast. The Navy protected the ships at sea and Hurricanes repelling the aerial attack. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Shotlist: The convoy steams by with shells bursting all around. Destroyers lay a smoke screen and some of the merchantmen assist and smoke flares are dropped on the water. The shelling fails and then German planes appear. Bombs drop but a formation of "Hurricanes" drives them off.
The Battle of Britain continues to rage over Dover and the South East coast. Many of the enemy pilots bale out and are taken prisoner. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. SHOTLIST: Shots of German plane returning to French coast damaged, finally falls into sea in haze. Various shots of seaplanes looking for wreckage and pilot. Shot of balloon in flames. Shots of German planes in haze and flying very high. Hurricanes driving off seaplane and returning. Three important shots of French coast where convoy was shelled. Two parachutes falling from secret weapon. Mysterious sparkling light on French coast. Cliffs of France. Shot of sun appearing from clouds. German plane shoots down 4 balloons.
The Houses of Parliament were one of the casualties in London's May 10th Blitz. Westminster Abbey also suffered in the conflagration. The RAF did magnificent work in destroying at least thirty-nine Nazi bombers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Shotlist: Shots of the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall all of which were damaged. Mix from ruined altar in the Abbey to the Coronation. Library shots of wrecked aircraft. Night shots showing blazing buildings also two excellent shots showing walls collapsing.
STORY Clothes are to be rationed which means that second hand clothes will be in demand. SHOWS Scenes in Petticoat Lane. Coupons being cut out of Ration Books. Shot of Bunny Hutchins with his trousers patched. Library scenes of Ascot. Second Hand Clothes shop, with Paul Wyand being measured. Chameleon Fashions, and also scenes taken from Tuffey the Bear. Also scenes woman with Chimpanzee and also girl in bathing costume. ® ® Girl and Chimpanzee - Various shots of a girl playing "Tarzan" with a chimpanzee. ® ® A Day In The Life Of Tiffy, A Four Month Old Bear Cub - Mrs Verna Doyle washes her pet who sleeps, drinks from a bottle, climbs a ladder and plays with a dog. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press.
Even in America the war has made silk for stockings rare, the answer is to paint them on. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Shotlist: Various shots of girls having their legs painted by the Westmore Brothers, Hollywood's make up experts.
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