Labour Party Conference Aka Labour Conference Opens (1955)

Margate, Kent. GV. Margate sea front. SV. Mr Clement Attlee with Mr Hugh Gaitskell. SV. Dr Edith Summerskill. SV. Tom O’Brien with his two daughters. GV. Winter Gardens with delegates arriving. SV. Delegates arriving. SV. Pan, Mr Tom Williams walking into entrance. SV. Pan Mr Herbert Morrison arriving. SV. Towards, Mr Harold Wilson arriving. SV. Gold Coast delegate dressed in traditional costume outside entrance. BV. Delegates entering Winter Garden. Low angle shot, looking up centre gangway with delegates seated on stage. Semi view, Barbara Castle seated on stage. GTV. Delegates assembled in hall. SV. Aneurin (Nye) Bevan seated in hall with other delegates. SV. Delegates seated. CU. Mr Attlee smiling. GV. Labour Conference in progress. (Neg.) (Title Scene “K“) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.