Welcome Home Major . Segrave (1929)

SEGRAVE, MAJOR SIR HENRY Item title reads - Welcome home Major Sir . Segrave! His Majesty the King and Nation do honour to Britain’s modest speed king. Southampton-London. Intertitle - ’On the “Olympic“ - the giant White Star Liner.’ M/S as Segrave walks across the deck with another man, they pass by the camera. C/U of him laughing and chatting, he takes his hat off. M/S of him looking at his boat, ’Miss England’, it is lifted up and people stand around and watch. M/S of a train pulling into a station with a sign on the front saying ’Welcome home Segrave.’ L/S of large crowds running to get a glimpse of him in his car. Various shots of this, he draws up to the May Fair (Mayfair?) which has a sign on the front saying ’Welcome Segrave.’ Crowds stand around as the door opens and they get out. 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.