Argentine Crowds Pay Homage to Eva

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1209A

Date Released

7 Aug 1952

Date submitted

5 Aug 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Argentine Crowds Pay Homage to Eva
2. 2Farouk’s Exile
3. 3Plans for Filming Coronation Pageant
4. 4Cowes Week Opens
5. 5Brm’s Fail Again
6. 6Olympics - Great Britain’s Gold Medal

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Argentina Mourns. DESCRIPTION: Plunged into mourning for Eva Peron, many thousands of citizens have been thronging the streets of Buenos Aires; they have waited for hours to pay honour to her and to file past the bier. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV mass crowds. Streets of Buenos Aires thronged with people. Filing past bier. Masses in streets, wreaths & flowers stacked high.

Keywords

Politics and government; Death; Funerals

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57613

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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