Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Tour - Kruger Park Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
932
Date Released
14 Apr 1947
Date submitted
8 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Family Visit Kruger Park, South Africa. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Family spent a day in the Kruger National Park where they saw many of the animals who inhabit the area. SHOTLIST: KS GV Royal Family looking into hippopotamus pool. Various shots of Royal Family watching hippo bathing in water. MS Queen using cine camera, in background is the pool. Various kinds of wild animals, the impala, the springbok, the wildebeest, antelope of all kinds. MS of zebra roaming around wild countryside. Cars along roads, through park, Princesses inspect spoor on the road. Shot through windscreen of car, several lioness in park.
Keywords
Royalty; Horse racing; Politics and government; Displays; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
African Film Production
Card file number
48407
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Tour - Kruger Park Visit', British Movietone News Issue No. 932, 14 Apr 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14388 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)