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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Meeting of New Assemblies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
915A
Date Released
19 Dec 1946
Date submitted
Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Meeting of New Assemblies
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Manhattan Tenement Disaster
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Share-Out
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stage Coach as Wedding Carriage
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gowns from Hollywood
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Second Test

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meeting of New Assemblies. DESCRIPTION: In New Delhi the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held in the Hall of the Imperial Library. In Nanking, Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and fifteen hundred delegates gathered for China’s first National Assembly. SHOTLIST: Pandit Nehru leaves office. Members of Congress going to Hall of Imperial Library. Invalid member from Assam arrives on crutches. Members arriving. Entering hall. Mr Shanker Rao Dev and Mrs Sarajini Maidu. NANKING - General Chiang Kai Shek and fifteen hundred delegates gather for China’s National Assembly. General shots of assembly etc.
Locations
Nanking; New Delhi
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
47915
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:

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