Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Tour - Pretoria and Johannesburg

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
932A
Date Released
17 Apr 1947
Date submitted
15 Apr 1947
Date submitted
10 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Elizabeth Goes Aground
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Budget Day
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Across the Atlantic
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: England Lucky to Draw
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Festival Meeting at Cheltenham
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Tour - Pretoria and Johannesburg
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Burnley for Wembley

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour - Pretoria and Johannesburg. DESCRIPTION: One of the highlights of the visit to Pretoria was the presentation by the King of new Colours to a number of South African Regiments. At Johannesburg the Royal party stayed in a hotel and the Princesses attended a ball. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated shot Government Buildings decorated with huge crown. GV Colours being presented to several South African regiments. Flag bearers receive colours. Cut-ins Royal Family on dais. MS Colours in single file being paraded in slow march past the King to the National Anthem and Die Stem. SLIP PAN Tracking shot, entering Johannesburg, prior to slip pan is at Pretoria. Cars pass under archway reading Johannesburg. Several shots as Royal cars pass through streets of cheering people. Royal Family alight at Carlton Hotel. Interior shots of ball attended by the two Princesses. Shots of them arriving. Guests await them forming a heart shape. Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret arrive walk through girls holding gladioli. Several shots of Princesses dancing.
Keywords
Royalty; Horse racing; Politics and government; Displays; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
African Film Production
Card file number
48424
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
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