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Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
980A
Date Released
18 Mar 1948
Date submitted
15 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Sixteen Nation Conference Opens in Paris
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Personalities in the News
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Jewish Agency Blow Up & Arms for Palestine
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Marlborough Greets King and Queen
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Chilean President Captures Antarctic
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Britain Greets Summer-In-March & Jump Sunday

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India’s Governor-General at Delhi University. DESCRIPTION: Lord and Lady Mountbatten visit Delhi University. SHOTLIST: KS GV procession in robes through grounds of University. Elevated shot of procession which includes Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Pamela Mountbatten and Lady Brabourne and Pandit Nehru. Procession, Nehru without hat in robes, followed by Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten family pass camera. MS foundation stone of Miranda House. Lady Mountbatten laying stone. Cut-in of personalities seated. Lady Mountbatten taps stone with gavel. MS Nehru, Lady and Lord Mountbatten and Maulana Azad. Nehru wearing mortarboard and robes. SCU Mountbatten, Nehru and Azad in robes.
Keywords
Politics and government
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49952
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:

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