Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Troubled Times Affect Indian Sport

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
967A
Date Released
18 Dec 1947
Date submitted
Dec 1947
Date submitted
15 Dec 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sports in India. DESCRIPTION: With the end of the British Raj, support for horse racing is fading away. Hunting too is likely to die out. SHOTLIST: KS MS couple looking over race card. GV crowds. Various shots of bookmakers rostrums etc. Horses parade in paddock. People watch race. Horses racing to and past winning post. MS hounds at feeding time. MS hounds eating. Various GVs of hunt staring out, passing Moghul Emperor Shah Alam’s tomb. Hounds searching amongst bracken etc. GV of same.
Keywords
Independence movements
Locations
Delhi
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49562
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Troubled Times Affect Indian Sport', British Movietone News Issue No. 967A, 18 Dec 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14836 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)