Launched - Indian Style

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1520A
Date Released
24 Jul 1958
Date submitted
21 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Dispatch from Jordan
  2. 2Silverstone Motor Racing
  3. 3Horse Show Highlights
  4. 4Launched - Indian Style
  5. 5British Empire Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launched - Indian Style. DESCRIPTION: At Birkenhead, an Indian ship was launched with a difference: Mrs Trivedi, wife of a High Commission Counsellor, applied Kum-Kum powder to bring good fortune. And she garlanded the vessel. Champagne? No, it’s a coconut every time in the Indian Navy. Talwar is a Frigate specially designed for anti-submarine service. SHOTLIST: GV ship before launching. CU Mr & Mrs Trivedi. MS launching platform. CU patch for applying powder. MS Mrs Trivedi puts on powder. LS bows of ship and crowd. MS Mrs Trivedi puts garland on ship. CU coconut on swing. Same. LS Mrs Trivedi swings coconut. MS ship goes down slipway.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
Cheshire; England
Card file number
74429
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
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