First Sea Lord in New Zealand

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1402

Date Released

16 Apr 1956

Date submitted

9 Apr 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cyprus - The Lighter Side
2. 2First Sea Lord in New Zealand
3. 3A Dog’s Life
4. 4The Snark
5. 5Voyage to Romance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Sea Lord in New Zealand. DESCRIPTION: A parade at Devonport, (the Naval Base, in Auckland, New Zealand) was the largest ever held there, the occasion being the visit of Britain’s First Sea Lord, Admiral, Earl Mountbatten, of Burma. SHOTLIST: Various shots of parade. Earl Mountbatten inspects officers of the Royal Australian Navy. CU of Earl Mountbatten. Maori’s perm stick dance etc. MCU Mountbatten watching Maori women singing. MCU Mountbatten.

Keywords

Royalty; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

New Zealand; Auckland

Footage sources

Australia
UPL

Card file number

66528

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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