"THE ROCK" HAILS THE QUEEN

"The Rock" Hails The Queen 1954

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Gibraltar.

Air view, Rock of Gibraltar. Nearer shot, Rock of Gibraltar. LV 'Britannia' steaming towards Gibraltar. LV Rock of Gibraltar from sea. SV Spaniards being checked at frontier gate, Rock in background. Man being searched. SCU man with donkey showing pass to English policeman. LV horse and cart stopping at gate. SV fish barrow being searched, & CU. LV 'Britannia' approaching Gibraltar & SV, & SCU. Queen and Duke on bridge CU Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh on bridge. SV Prince Charles and Princess Anne waving. SV Guard of Honour presenting arms on shore. SV Prince Charles and Princess Anne looking over shops side as Queen and Duke prepare to leave. CU Prince Charles and Princess Anne with two leading stokers in attendance. LV Queen and Duke walking down gangway. SCU Princess Anne looking ashore while Prince Charles turns to watch Queen and Prince Philip step ashore. CU leading stokers chatting with each other as children look over side. SV Queen being offered four keys from General Sir MacMillan, Governor of Edinburgh Castle. Queen touches keys. CU Prince Charles and Princess Anne staring ashore. Princess Anne turns and asks question from leading stoker behind. He bends down and points in answer to her question. LV Queen inspecting Guard of Honour. SV pan, Queen and Duke standing in open car as they tour along lines. SV pan, Queen and Duke travelling along lines. SV towards and pan, queen and Duke driving past R.A.F. lined up. SV Queen and Duke watching. GV Rock. GV harbour. SV Prince Charles and Princess Anne walking towards ape houses. SV small ape prancing around in front of Princess Anne, officer hands a nut and ape walks up to her. She bends to feed it. SCU children feeding apes. Queen and Duke watching. SV Prince Charles hands an ape a nut. CU ape chewing. SCU children feeding apes. SV small ape trying to climb rail in front of Queen. CV ape looking at Queen. SV another ape runs along rail scampers back as another larger ape jumps up onto post right by the Queen, takes nut from her hand and sits looking at Queen. CU ape looking at Queen. SV Queen pointing at ape as he sits eating on the post. SV children feeding ape with nuts. Princess Anne gets up and smiles happily.

(Lav & Neg.) (Title Scene "C" Uncut Neg E.F. & Orig. "G")

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Cataloguer:: Sanja
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 29408
Sort Number:: 54/036

Time in/Out:: 01:30:16:00 / 01:34:06:00
Canister:: 54/36
Film ID:: 158.09
Issue Date:: 15/05/1954

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