The Launch That Nearly Wasn’t
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Launch That Nearly Wasn’t. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the Indian motor ship Rukmavati being launched with Hindu ritual from the Clyde shipyard of Ferguson Brothers. She’s the first of four vessels costing more than £5 million to be built here for Indian coastal traffic. SHOTLIST: MLS long view of ship’s bow. CU ship’s name Rukmavati. LS pan bow to stern of vessel on slipway. MLS Mrs Mehta paints in a reversed type of swastika. MS garlanded spectators watching. MS Mrs Mehta throws coconut 3 times. MS company official take nut and throws it. MLS it breaks on ship’s side. MS to LS ship moves down slipway into water. MCU Mrs Mehta watches. LS ship sails past camera.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Launchings; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Scotland
- Footage sources
- Central Office of Information
- Card file number
- 89574A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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