Mr Senanayake Lies in State

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

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Senanayake Lies in State. DESCRIPTION: In Colombo, at Parliament House (where the late Prime Minister of Ceylon was lying in state), his son, Mr Dudley Senanayake (who succeeds him as Premier), led the tributes at the catafalque. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Parliament House with people queuing to enter. Ditto. Interior - Mr Dudley Senanayake lays wreath on catafalque. Arrival of Lord Soulbury out of car, up steps & into building, various shots of queues passing catafalque. SCU of catafalque with Mr Senanayake lying in state.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Death; Funerals

Locations

Colombo

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

57012

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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