General Templer Sees for Himself

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1191A

Date Released

3 Apr 1952

Date submitted

1 Apr 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1General Templer Sees for Himself
2. 2French Airborne Manoeuvres
3. 3Mr Senanayake Lies in State
4. 4Pakistan Trade Fair
5. 5South Africa’s Political Crisis
6. 6Churchill’s Mother Honoured
7. 7Table Tennis Finals
8. *Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
9. *Rugby League Semi-Final
10. *Newcastle V Blackburn Cup Semi-Final Replay

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Templer Sees for Himself. DESCRIPTION: General Templer, High Commissioner in Malaya, included a visit to a tin mine in the State of Perak as part of his policy of seeing for himself. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Templer with officials. Templer inspecting tin mines at Perak watching open cast mines being watered by pressure. Templer manipulates the gear, several shots. Guards standing on guard while he inspects mines. Templer climbs into tank, armoured car. Templer walks through village of Jeram, looks in shops. Inside school talks (silent) to pupils.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Children; Shops and shopping; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Military

Locations

Malaya

Footage sources

British Paramount

Card file number

57011

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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