Gold Coast Leader Released

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1133A

Date Released

22 Feb 1951

Date submitted

19 Feb 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fearless Fagan Misses Pal
2. 2Reindeer Meat on the Hoof
3. 3US Navy’s Flying Saucer
4. 4Gold Coast Leader Released
5. 5Strike News
6. 6Premier Dares Mud to See Festival Advance
7. 7The Shah’s Wedding
8. *Scottish Dairy Show
9. *Sports Exhibition
10. *Rugby - Newport’s Victory

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold Coast Leaders Released. DESCRIPTION: They danced for joy in the High Street in Accra, the Gold Coast capital, as thousands assembled to welcome the Convention People’s Party Leader, Kwame Nkrumah, on his release from prison. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds natives outside prison. Various shots natives, all types dancing (silent). Kwame Nkrumah walks out of prison, escorted. Crowds surge forward, & around him. Nkrumah in car which slowly makes its way through the streets densely crowded with natives.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Crime

Locations

Gold Coast; Accra

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

55067A

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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