Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Viceroy Returns for Consultations

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

937A

Date Released

22 May 1947

Date submitted

19 May 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: With Byrd in the Antarctic
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Viceroy Returns for Consultations
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: South Africans at Lord’s
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Americans Walk off with Walker Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viceroy Returns for Consultations. DESCRIPTION: Lord and Lady Mountbatten have returned from India, so that the Viceroy can consult on the situation there. SHOTLIST: KS York plane taxies across aerodrome towards camera. Lord Mountbatten, in civilian clothes, and Lady Mountbatten alight from plane, greeted by RAF officers. Various shots of Lord and Lady Mountbatten walking to RAF buildings on aerodrome. With them is their married daughter and son in law. Also Lord Listowel (Secretary of State for India) following, wearing civilian clothes and trilby hat. CU Lord and Lady Mountbatten. In the crowd can be seen Lord Ismay.

Keywords

Politics and government; Independence movements

Locations

Middlesex; Northolt Aerodrome

Card file number

48580

Credits:

Camera

Eddie Smales

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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