Post-WWII - Color, 1945, England: V-E Day Celebrations, London. 09May45

Post-WWII - Color, 1945, England: V-E Day Celebrations, London. 09May45 Slate: Camera, Lt. West. 09May45 Prod. 186 R3 3rd AAF Combat Cam. EXT Westminster Cathedral; crowds leaving, London buses pass by. Crowds in park at street corner. CU Big Ben clockface, 3pm. LS Big Ben & Houses of Parliament, bus passes in FG. US, British, French & Russian flags above rooftop, pan down past sign: ‘Don Ameche in “The Fifth Chance’ neon sign over cinema / movie theater to crowds packed into Piccadilly Circus w/ enclosed statue & people dancing & moving thru. Group marching up street (students?). US & British servicemen in crowd; sailors. 17:31:03 Flash slate: 3 CCU K Roll 2, 8-5-45. Couples & women waltz; line of people dance conga thru crowd. 17:31:52 Loudspeakers mounted on memorial in Trafalgar Square. Pan across crowds outside Buckingham Palace, people climbing on statues. 17:32:28 LS King & Queen w/ daughters onto balcony & waving crowd. 17:33:00 Flash slate: P-1. High Angle / HA buses move round crowded Piccadilly Circus & Eros statue boarded up, pan up street; Gordons / Bovril / Schweppes neon advertisements on buildings; Guinness billboard / hoarding. MS buses surrounded by crowds; people on back of truck. GOOD. 17:35:00 GI w/ camera overlooking Piccadilly Circus. 17:35:04 Flash slate: King 2B/4 KK15 Troop carriers past unid. bomb site w/ fire burning. 17:35:30 Black 17:35:38 US bombers fly over in formation, blue sky. AVs from bomber over clouds and countryside. Clear shot of other bombers, pilots and gunners inside. WW2; Victory in Europe; V-E Day; Royal Family; Royalty; Card sold at per reel rate.