Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The New Dominions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
950A
Date Released
21 Aug 1947
Date submitted
18 Aug 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indians Celebrate: Pakistan and Indian Independence. DESCRIPTION: INAUGURATING PAKISTAN - Lord and Lady Mountbatten went to Karachi for the beginning of the Dominion of Pakistan. They watched as Mr Jinnah was sworn in as the new Governor General. ENTHUSIASM AT NEW DELHI - Excitement was running high on the streets of New Delhi as power transferred to the new Dominion of India. Lord Mountbatten was sworn in as Governor General and later he and Lady Mountbatten joined in the celebrations. SHOTLIST: KARACHI - Crowds outside Constituent Assembly. Interior elevated shot of meeting. CU Liaquat Ali Khan. Ali Khan waves. Pakistan national flag. CU Jogendra-Nath Mandal - untouchable. CU Begum Shah Nawaz. Car arrives with Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten enters and reads King’s message. SCU Lady Mountbatten seated with Miss Fatima Jinnah (sister). Elevated shot of Mr Jinnah walking towards platform. Mr Jinnah takes the Oath. CU Jinnah saluting. CU Jinnah’s flag. CU Mr Jinnah. CU new Pakistan flag. Crowds outside Assembly. DELHI - General street scenes. Cows lying on pavement. Men being shaved in street. Peddlers selling balloons, several shots of Kharries passing through streets. Large crowds outside Constituent Assembly. Interior shots of Dr Rajendra Prasad addressing meeting. CU Pandit Nehru before mike. Huge crowds outside Government House, climbing on walls and every vantage point. SCU Sardar Patel (Minister of Law) alighting from car. SCU Sardar Baldev Singh (Minister of Defence). MS of crowds on roof, including Pandit Nehru appealing (silent) to crowds. Masses of crowds everywhere. DELHI - GV Bengal Lancers escorting Lord and Lady Mountbatten through large crowds. Several shots of same. Mountbatten entering building - Lord Mountbatten before mile (silent). Exterior shots of the Mountbatten walking amid the crowds of people, watching children entertained by roundabouts - bear and monkey performing etc. Indian military march onto parade ground - cut-ins of mounted police trying to keep control. LS three Spitfires fly in front of camera very low. Indian flag amid huge crowds - massed crowds to finish.
Keywords
Politics and government; Independence movements
Locations
Delhi; Karachi
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
49021
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
395
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The New Dominions', British Movietone News Issue No. 950A, 21 Aug 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14606 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)