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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Durbar in Jaipur

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
961
Date Released
3 Nov 1947
Date submitted
30 Nov 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Herring Harvest
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Day of Helicopter Motoring Draws Near
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Motorists’ Petition Impresses Commons
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mr Shinwell Inspects Southern Command
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Durbar in Jaipur
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Elizabeth Launches New Cunarder
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Their Majesties in Devon and Cornwall

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Durbar in Jaipur. DESCRIPTION: The Festival of Dussehra is marked in Jaipur with a Durbar, where tribute is paid to the Maharaja. SHOTLIST: KS GV inside courtyard of palace, troops paraded also elephants in full dress regalia. Horses, elephants etc. being blessed by the Maharaja of Jaipur. SCU Maharaja seated on throne. Maharaja with his guard walks through palace. Cut-ins close ups of guards, escort etc. Noblemen and landowners offer money to the Mahararja. Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck alights from plane, Maharaja greets him, the latter is wearing uniform of Life Guards. Various shots of Trooping the Colour. Maharaja on horseback watches parade. Shot of actual trooping. Cut-in of Auchinleck watching. Marchpast of Indian troops. MS Maharanee taking salute of troops marching past. GV Indian troops marching past into camera to finish.
Keywords
Royalty; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49373
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:

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