Macmillan Is Prime Minister (1957)

MACMILLAN IS PRIME MINISTER. SV. Interior Mr. Harold Macmillan sitting at his desk. CU. Macmillan sitting at his desk. SV. Exterior, Cabinet Ministers leaving No. 10. Downing Street, including Mr. Selwyn Lloyd. Pan with Mr. Lloyd as he walks along pavement (night scenes). SV. Pan, Mr. Duncan Sandys leaving No. 10. at night. SV. Crowds in Downing Street watching at night. LV. Sir Anthony Eden coming out of doorway of No. 10. at night and steps into car. SV. Towards and pan, Sir Anthony's car driving away down Downing Street. SV. Pan Mr. Macmillan walking at night with his wife and daughter. SCU. Macmillan posing with his wife and daughter for photographers (end of night sequence). GV. Crowds waiting beside the gates at Buckingham Palace. SV. Crowds waiting outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. AS. Royal Standard flying from the roof of Buckingham Palace. SV. Towards and pan, Sir Winston Churchill's car arriving with pennant flying from the bonnet. Pan as the car enters Buckingham Palace. (Pennant is of the Cinque Ports.) SV. Mr. Rab Butler posing for photographers outside his home. LV. Crowds waiting outside Buckingham Palace. SV. CU. Old man kneeling and praying on the steps of Queen Victoria Memorial. SCU. Pan Mr. Macmillan arriving in car seated next to the driver, pan as car drives through the gates into Buckingham Palace. GV. Housing Estate. SV. Mr. Macmillan, shaking hands with tenant. CU. Macmillan. SV. Macmillan opening front door of new house, walks in preceded by woman. LV. Mr. Dulles, Macmillan and Antoine Pinay. SCU. Macmillan and Pinay. SV. Interior. Macmillan seated at his desk as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he picks up paper from desk and opens Budget Box. CU. Macmillan closing Budget Box. LV. Crowds outside Buckingham Palace. Lead-in for interviews. SV. Man being interviewed - "the man in the street" - bowler hatted businessman - he gives his opinion of Macmillan and his policy over the Suez Crisis. (Live Sound.) SV. Bus driver being interviewed (Live Sound.) SV. Chelsea Pensioner being interviewed. They give their opinions of the outgoing and incoming Prime Ministers. SV. Macmillan's car driving out of Buckingham Palace. GV. Macmillan's car surrounded by press, as he drives away from the Palace and up the Mall. AS. Name "Downing Street". GV. Crowds in Downing Street watching Mr. Macmillan's car driving up to No 10 and Macmillan opens car door and steps out. He is surrounded by the Press. AS. Mrs. Macmillan and daughter looking out from window. SV. Macmillan standing outside No 10 surrounded by the Press. LV. Macmillan surrounded by the Press - he walks into No 10 LV. Crowds in Downing Street. SV. The closed door of No 10. The home of the new Prime Minister Mr. Macmillan. SV. Interior - Mr. Macmillan's speech: NATURAL SOUND: "This afternoon, the Queen did me the great honour to ask me to form a Government. I have accepted this duty. The occasion is a sad one for me, brought about as it is by the retirement of my old and very dear friend Anthony Eden." SCU. Macmillan speaking: "I am now engaged in forming a Government. I hope to present the list for Her Majesty's approval in a few days time. We have a difficult task before us in this country - all of us. It will need all our courage and strength, and we shall need the sympathy, good will and understanding of everyone in the Country, whatever their party or beliefs. I believe we shall have that sympathy. I am certain that with the efforts of all, we can succeed." (Orig. Neg. & Lav.) (Orig. G.) (Track F.) (Live sound) (Library shots underlined in red.) FILM ID:627.24 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/