Ivory Coast Jollification

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1505
Date Released
7 Apr 1958
Date submitted
17 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Her Majesty with the RAF
  2. 2To Sail for Britain
  3. 3Opera - Chinese Fashion
  4. 4Honour is Satisfied
  5. 5Ivory Coast Jollification
  6. 6Latest in Locos

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Monnerville & Mr Boigny. DESCRIPTION: The visit of two VIPs (the President of the Council, and the Health Minister), to an Ivory Coast village, in French West Africa, was a big local event. More than that: it was a perfectly good excuse, for a perfectly good jollification. SHOTLIST: LS President of the Council & Health Minister. MS crowds clapping. CU President of the Council & Health Minister. MS Africans dancing. MS same. CU same. MS same. CU drum. CU Africans dressed up. MS Africans dancing. CU same. MS women dancing. MS same. MS Africans dancing. CU same. MS same. MS African clown on stilts. CU same turns somersault.
Keywords
Politics and government; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Colonialism
Locations
French West Africa; Ivory Coast
Footage sources
France
Card file number
73197
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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