Last Rites for Gypsy Queen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1232A

Date Released

15 Jan 1953

Date submitted

13 Jan 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill and Truman
2. 2Introducing the Talking Beacon
3. 3Baby King Penguin is a Big Boy Now
4. 4The Dalkeith Wedding
5. 5Third Round FA Cup
6. 6Third Round FA Cup
7. 7Third Round FA Cup
8. *Golden Gloves and Flying Fists
9. *Last Rites for Gypsy Queen
10. *The Dalkeith Wedding

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gypsy Queen’s Funeral. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Gypsy Queen’s Caravan. Gypsies seated around fire. GV camp. Gypsies round fire. CU type drinking from cup. MS Gypsy Queen’s caravan. Gypsies laying wreaths. Caravan wheel decorated with flowers. Coffin being taken from Caravan. (Above at Garsington). Mix to Abingdon, cemetery. Coffin into Chapel. Crowds round graveside. Service in progress. Mix back to Garsington. Igniting Gypsy Queen’s caravan. Cut-ins gypsies wrecking it.

Local distribution only

Scotland only instead of items 5-7.

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Death; Funerals

Locations

Garsington

Card file number

58394

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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