Learning on ScreenGothic Reaches Panama
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- British Movietone News
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Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen in Panama. DESCRIPTION: From Port Royal, Jamaica, Her Majesty and the Duke left aboard Gothic after their most successful tour of the Colony. At the entrance to the Panama Canal, Cristobal, The Queen and the Duke went ashore. With Colonel Remon, President of Panama, they drove to the city of Colon. Returning to the canal, Her Majesty was keenly interested in the lock system which lowered the ships from the Canal level to the sea. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. LS Gothic lying off Port Royal, Jamaica. LS across sea to Port Royal. Elevated view of launch under way. Elevated view Queen and Duke in same. Queen and Duke come aboard Gothic. Onto deck. Greetings & presentations follow. Vice Admiral Abel Smith with Queen. Captain Aitchison presented to Queen. Shots of crew being presented (Officers only). SCU Queen shaking hands. Shot from ship to entrance of Panama at Cristobal. Crowds wait on dock. Queen and Duke come off ship. SCU Guard of Honour at attention. LS Guard of Honour, Royal Party etc. Queen accompanied by Colonel Remon (President of Panama), comes out and enters car. Helmeted troops line route. Queen and President pass in car. Duke wearing Naval uniform accompanied by Foreign Minister pass in following car. Cars through crowded streets. Gothic progressing through Panama. Crew line deck. Lock gates opening. GV across Gatun Lake, ships across isthmus. Gothic under way. Gothic approaches locks at end of Lake. Queen walks across bridge to control room of lock. Inside Queen work controls. Shot of ship Junior that Queen locked through. Queen & Duke watch same go through. Queen & Duke depart to board Gothic. Gothic finishing journey through Panama hauled by electric mules. CU mule (mechanical).
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Engineering; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
Gaumont
- Card file number
- 60174
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 215
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