Morocco Hails the Sultan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1381A
Date Released
24 Nov 1955
Date submitted
18 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rail Crash
  2. 2Soviet Chiefs in India
  3. 3Roman Treasures Unearthed
  4. 4Hydro Glider
  5. 5The Duke at Olympic
  6. 6Morocco Hails the Sultan

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ben Youssef in Rabat. DESCRIPTION: Rabat, the Moroccan capital was overjoyed at the restoration of Sultan, Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef. After two years of exile the Sultan returns to his country. Crowds estimated at about a quarter of a million had collected along the route to welcome him home again. SHOTLIST: GVs Rabat. CU men putting up flags in preparation. CU portrait of Ben Youssef on building. LS Youssef’s plane arriving with jet escort. SCU Ben Youssef leaves plane. CU crowd wave and dance in welcome. CU Police Chief helps to clear crowd from Ben’s car. CU car leaves airport and makes its way towards palace. CU and GV crowds along streets wave flags etc. SCU Ben Youssef speaks to crowd from rostrum. CU interior Palace, Youssef on throne, his sons stand by him. CU he invests Police Chief Dubois.
Keywords
Exile
Locations
Morocco; Rabat
Footage sources
France
Card file number
65227
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
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