The Royal Tour Continues (In Colour)

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1694

Date Released

20 Nov 1961

Date submitted

13 Nov 1961

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Royal Tour Continues (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s second instalment of the colour record of the Royal Tour shows the gathering of Ashanti chiefs at Kumasi. Attended by their retinues, and wearing their finest robes and regalia, they were there for the Durbar in honour of the Queen. Her Majesty’s arrival was the great moment, and chief after chief was presented. Then came a real gala performance of music and tribal dances. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowd. MS Ashanti chiefs. MS ditto. GV crowd. CU man. CU same. CU two men. MCU chief and wife. CU man. MS Queen. MLS Queen. MCU ditto (2 shots). MS Queen meets chiefs (2 shots). LS Queen. CU drums pan to man. GV tribal dances. GV Queen. CU man. GV dancing. MCU pan up ditto. MS dancing. MS ditto. MCU ditto. GV men. GV Queen. MCU man with drum. MS dancing (3 shots).

Keywords

Royalty; Music and dance

Locations

Ghana

Card file number

83471

Credits:

Camera: Len Waldorf
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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