New Guinea Natives Filmed for the First Time by Movietone News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1042
Date Released
23 May 1949
Date submitted
12 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Snake Pit Premiere
  2. 2Gold Mine Fire
  3. 3Paris Obelisk Scaled for Stunt
  4. 4Wonders of Ancient Egypt Revealed
  5. 5Century of Fashion
  6. 6New Guinea Natives Filmed for the First Time by Movietone News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Natives See Modern Life. DESCRIPTION: New Guinea natives are filmed for the first time, they had not ever seen false teeth or an umbrella before. SHOTLIST: KS. GV clouds above island. GV clouds with island in background. Map of New Guinea. Girls (natives) - MS. MS native girls with white painted round their eyes. Various shots of natives wearing various manner of hats made from deceased relations. Natives dancing. Natives shelter under primitive made umbrellas (palm leaves). Natives in small group smoking. Natives wearing full head-dress. Australian paints one of the native’s faces. He then looks in a mirror at himself. Australian takes out his false teeth showing the native girls. Also shows modern umbrella.
Locations
New Guinea
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51941
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
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