Rhodesia in the Balance
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rhodesia in the Balance. DESCRIPTION: A round up of Rhodesia and its economy, as it faces the most important decision in its history. SHOTLIST: Zoom out map showing Rhodesia. Air to air plane over South Africa. Pan crowds standing beside railway. LS train past. Pan Rhodesian countryside passing from train. Pan ditto. Pan Africans standing beside railway. GV Rhodesian copper mine. GV interior of furnace room. MS molten copper in moulds. GV interior furnace room. MCU moulded copper slab down chute. GV exterior copper mine. TS water beneath wall of Kariba Dam. GV Kariba Dam. LS water jet from dam wall after generating electric power. LS pan water torrent from dam going down valley. LS water jet from dam wall. GV ditto. GV electrical pylon from dam. LS generating station. MS ditto. LAS electrical pylon. GV ditto. MS soldiers on duty in street. MS ditto. MS Africans walking along street. MLS armoured car on street corner. MLS soldier on duty in street. MS Africans walking along street. MLS Africans walking past soldiers on guard. CU banner One Man One Vote. MS African entering voting office. MS woman being given voting card. MS woman putting card into box. MLS ditto. MCU Joshua Nkomo. CU ditto. MS Nkomo entering hut in African village. MS Nkomo sitting outside hut with African family. MS Mr Ian Smith with Mr Arthur Bottomley in London. CU ditto. CU Mr Smith pan to Mr Smith with Mr Bottomley. CU map showing Rhodesia. MS African police. CU shield carried by policeman. CU white policeman. MLS Africans mobbing in street. LS damaged house. CU ditto. MS ditto. MLS troops marching along street.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Aviation; Railways; Industry and manufacture; Independence movements; Riots; Engineering; Military
- Locations
- London; Rhodesia
- Footage sources
- Library
Pathe
- Card file number
- 90277
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 284
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