TOPICAL BUDGET 249-2 [Main Title]

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  • Title: TOPICAL BUDGET 249-2 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: NTB 249-2
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  • Summary: I. Queenslander's memorial statue. II. Countess Nada de Torby visits military hospital. III. Solemn intercession at St Martin-in-the-Fields. IV. Lord Mayor visits Alton Cripple Hospital V. French anti-aircraft guns in action.
  • Description: I. 'THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT: The Prime Minister of Queensland and Brigadier General Sellheim inspect the statue which is to be erected in Brisbane, in memory of Queenslanders who fell in the South African War'. Various dignitaries, including Brigadier General Selheim and Thomas Joseph Ryan, the Queensland Prime Minister, pose with men in uniform for the camera around the base of the statue. The ceremony itself, seen from high angle. Camera pans up the statue, a representation of a Queenslander soldier on horseback. II, 'COUNTESS TORBY AT WAR HOSPITAL: Countess Nada de Torby (fiancée of Prince George of Battenberg) presents gifts to wounded soldiers on Pound Day, at the Hampstead General Hospital'. The Countess presents gifts to various patients. One soldier, on crutches, is presented with a gift by a little girl. Item ends with close-ups of a delighted soldier cradling his parcels, and of an unidentified woman. III. 'INTERCESSION SERVICE: The Bishop of Kensington leads a solemn intercession service from St Martin's-in-the-Fields to Hyde Park'. The procession leaves the church, led by the Bishop of Kensington, the Reverend John Primatt-Maud, and other clergy; procession also contains members of the laity and a small band. In the foreground, a woman carrying leaflets bears a banner advertising various publications (?): 'The Catholic Suffragist', 'Women under the Parlour', 'The Sin of Silence'. IV. 'ROYAL HONOUR FOR LITTLE CRIPPLE: The Lord Mayor on his visit to the Alton Cripple Hospital presents Queen Alexandra's medal to an inmate whose father is a prisoner in Germany'. Shot of buildings at the Alton Home for Crippled Children in the City of London. The Lord Mayor, Sir William Dunn, and other dignitaries: Sir William is introduced to a small child lying on a special raised bed in the open air (presumably the recipient of the medal). He sees another child in a similar bed, this time indoors. V. 'ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS: French officers ascertaining the range of the enemy aircarft (sic), using different types of instruments. The anti-aircraft gun in action'. A very active group of French officers in a variety of hats use binoculars, viewfinders and other devices to watch the progress of the gun. Meanwhile, the gun itself is positioned ready to fire.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: NTB 249-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (NTB 249-2)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1916-06-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Ryan, Thomas Joseph (person) Sellheim (Brigadier-General) (person) Torby, Nada de (Countess) (person) Kensington, Bishop of (person) French Army, [artillery] (regiment/service) Alton Home for Crippled Children (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, Australian - event-related: unveiling of statue (object name) medical, British civilian - hospital (object name) delegations, British national - goodwill: Countess Torby visits hospital (object name) ceremonies, British - display: procession (object name) religion, Christianity - ceremonial, British (object name) delegations, British national - goodwill: Lord Mayor of London visits Alton Cripple Hospital (object name) medical, British civilian - long term: Alton Cripple Hospital (object name) weapons, French - gun [AA] (object name) GB, England & London, NW <Hampstead General Hospital> (geography) GB, England & London, WC <Saint Martin-in-the-Fields> (geography) GB, England & London, EC <Alton Home for Crippled Children> (geography) France (geography) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 312 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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