Motion Picture MP2014-19
Administrative Information
Silent home movies from the family of Clifton and Margaret Truman Daniel, taken c. 1969, during their travels around the UK and France. Most of the film includes locations in Great Britain: Oxfordshire, the village of Clifton, Radway, Warwick Castle, Chester, the Lake District, and Edinburgh. The last few minutes show the Daniel family in Paris.
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Shot List
00:00 Close-up of grave of Jennie (Jerome) Randolph-Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill, at St. Martin’s Church in Bladon, Oxfordshire.
00:03 Close-up of grave of Consuelo Vanderbilt, 1877-1964, mother of the 10th Duke of Marlborough, at St. Martin’s Church in Bladon, Oxfordshire.
00:06 Title, hand written for home movie: “The Village of Clifton”
00:10 Clifton Truman Daniel, about 12 years old, poses in front of unknown historic building in Clifton, England
00:14 View of street and church in Clifton, England
00:20 Title, hand written for home movie: “Ivy Lodge / Radway”
00:23 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel with unidentified boy running on lawn of Ivy Lodge.
00:27 Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and Margaret Truman Daniel pose for camera with a Hereford bull.
00:47 William Wallace Daniel throws treat to a dog at Ivy Lodge
00:51 Unidentified man tending flowers at Ivy Lodge; close-up of roses
01:02 Garden worker mows lawn
01:11 Views of Ivy Lodge and environs
01:30 Title, hand written for home movie: “Warwick Castle”
01:34 Close-up of sign: “Warwick Castle / Ticket office / Postcards and souvenirs”
01:36 William Wallace Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, an unidentified boy and Margaret Truman Daniel walking on grounds of Warwick Castle
01:50 Exterior views of Warwick
02:26 Gardens of Warwick
02:30 Sign: “The Ruins, The Parish Church of St Michael was finished in the Fifteenth Century…”
02:34 Sign: “Father, Forgive, All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”
02:37 Views of the ruins of the Parish Church of St Michael (destroyed by bombing in 1940). Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel, with unidentified boy, can briefly be seen touring the site.
03:34 Close-up of statue of Godiva, near St. Michael Parish ruins
03:52 Title, hand written for home movie: “Chester”
03:56 Views of Chester and its Victorian Clock Tower of 1897. Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel can be seen touring.
04:12 Sign: “North Gate Street”
04:15 Men playing pall mall (bowling) on a green in Chester.
04:20 View of castle at Chester.
04:26 Scenic views of Chester.
04:36 Margaret Truman Daniel with sons Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel seen from distance at top of building
04:42 Graveyard
04:53 Church
04:58 Scenic views of Chester
05:16 Title, hand written for home movie: “The Lake District”
05:20 Views of boat on lake
05:27 Sign: “Armathwaite Hall Hotel”
05:30 Views of Lake and nearby estate
06:08 Close-up of Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel in open window of estate
06:13 E. Clifton Daniel and William Wallace Daniel in yard of estate. William Wallace Daniel is running in circle in a clock positioned type of game.
06:21 Margaret Truman Daniel poses outside estate with Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel.
06:24 Scenic views from automobile.
06:29 Title, handwritten for home movie: “Edinburgh”
06:31 Scenic views of Edinburgh
06:46 Scottish military parade
07:12 Sign: “The Royal Mile / Castlehill”
07:31 Scenic views; Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel view cannons.
07:49 Sign: “The Argyle Tower and State Prison”
07:51 Scenic views; Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel filmed at top of Argyle Tower.
08:32 Scottish parade – night - military procession, dancers and fireworks.
09:35 Title, hand written for home movie: “Paris”
09:40 Views of Eiffel Tower. Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Daniel are seen at top of tower, with scenic views of Paris.
15:19 Clifton Truman Daniel writing title for home movie: “The End”
15:22 END