Learning on ScreenCalcutta Welcomes the Queen
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Calcutta Welcomes the Queen Colour. DESCRIPTION: Calcutta is a city of millions, and, long before the royal visit, masses of people were giving the police a busy time, as they crowded the streets. Meanwhile, a trip aboard a river-steamer was Her Majesty’s last engagement in East Pakistan. The Queen and Prince Philip had driven out from Dacca to the Adamjee jute mills, and were returning this way. The great Steelworks at Durgapur was first on the list of engagements for the return to India. When Her Majesty came to be shown over the plant, she saw one of Britain’s largest overseas contracts. It’s not yet completed, but it’s already in operation. British technical supervision, together with India technicians and workers co-operated in building it. From Durgapur to Calcutta, and a multitudinous welcome from the people of the city. The Queen was accompanied by Miss Naidu (Governor of West Bengal) on this memorable drive. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowded street. GV same. LAS people waiting for Queen. MS police hold crowd back GV same. GV river steamer carrying the Queen LS same. LS crowds on river bank. LS steamer. MLS crowd on bank. LS steamer MLS decorated boats. MLS steamer GV decorated boats. MLS steamer draws up to quay. MLS Indian girls lining red carpet with rose petals. CU Indian girl. MLS Queen walks down rose covered carpet. CU rose petal basket. MS Queen and Duke walking down same. CU petal basket. MS Queen walks past. GV steel works at Durgapur. LAS same GV same GV same. LS chimney. LAS storage tank. GV Queen arrives by car. MS red hot ingot removed from furnace. GV same. MS same. MS ingot on rollers (another). HAS Queen driving through streets. TS Same TS buildings. TS Crowds. TS Queen in car. TS crowds. TS Queen in car. TS Crowds. MLS Queen drives into house of Governor of Western Bengal.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Children; Industry and manufacture
- Locations
- India; Pakistan
- Card file number
- 81952
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Camera
- Ken Taylor
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Pat Mohan
- Length of story (in feet)
- 236
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