Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Eastern Pakistan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
26 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eastern Pakistan. DESCRIPTION: A look at life in the eastern part of the new Dominion where the manufacture of jute is one of the main industries. SHOTLIST: Quayside on River Karnafuli. Ship being loaded with jute, various angle shots. GVs of countryside near river. At Dacca, various river scenes and traffic on same. Several street scenes and activity. GV Ruins of Lal-Bagh-Fort. GV Dacca University. GV Science College. GV High Court (White building). GV town from roof tops. At Narayanganj, jute factories on river, several shots jute pressing in progress. Various Eastern Bengal typical scenes. Dacca Square with church in background.
Local distribution only
FOREIGN SPECIAL
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49866
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
480
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Eastern Pakistan', British Movietone News Issue No. 977, 23 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14962 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)