Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: After Capetown - The Royal Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
927
Date Released
10 Mar 1947
Date submitted
6 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: After Cape Town - the Royal Tour. DESCRIPTION: One of the stops on the Royal Tour as at an Ostrich Farm where the Queen clipped some feathers which were gifted to her. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Royal train drawing into station at Worcester. King in lounge suit alighting from train followed by Queen. King and Queen shaking hands with Mr Sturrock who then introduces them to other officials. Crowd line streets, cheering. Archways covered with grapes. Trucking shot towards archway with banner across same Welcome to George, Royal open car passes under the arch, the Princesses seated in front of the King and Queen, Peter Townsend in very front of car. Cut-in of crowds lining route. King & Queen talk (silent) to scouts, guides etc. Princess Elizabeth talks (silent) to an official. Royal cars drive into Ostrich Farm at Oudtshoorn, farmer greets Royal Family and shots of them being shown round Ostrich Farm at Le Roux. GV baby ostriches (3 weeks old) in pen. Royal Family have closer look at ostriches, some being picked up & held in ones arms. Baby ostrich is put on ground, runs out of camera. GV fully grown ostriches. Farmer leads one blindfolded to clipping of some feathers. MS of ostrich feathers. Cut-ins of ostriches, SCU of the heads only looking on, another eating branch of tree. Several shots of Queen inspecting the plumes after she cut them.
Keywords
Royalty
Footage sources
African Film Production
Card file number
48259
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
216
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: After Capetown - The Royal Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 927, 10 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14345 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)