News Round Up: Ethiopian Trade Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1380

Date Released

14 Nov 1955

Date submitted

9 Nov 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wolves Beat Dynamo
2. 2Lord Mayor of London
3. 3Desert Pilgrimage
4. 4News Round Up: Japanese Protest
5. 5News Round Up: Ethiopian Trade Fair
6. 6News Round Up: New Atomic Plant
7. 7News Round Up: Barbara Hutton Weds Again
8. 8Homage to a Sultan
9. *Scotland V Wales

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Section Title

News Round Up

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Selassie Opens Trade Fair. DESCRIPTION: An International trade fair is a feature of the Silver Jubilee Celebration in Addis Ababa. It was officially opened by the Emperor himself. SHOTLIST: GV fair - flags and exhibition stands. CU various stands - GB, Krupps, USA and Czechoslovakia. LS and CU Ethiopian style houses. CU inside typical Ethiopian village store. CU Ethiopian woman inspects goods on view. SCU Selassie opens gate to exhibition. CU three Ethiopian children posing. CU Ethiopian scene by artist. CU Emperor and his wife looking at various exhibits.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Addis Ababa; Ethiopia

Card file number

65135

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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