Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Black Watch Leave Pakistan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
978A
Date Released
4 Mar 1948
Date submitted
1 Mar 1948
Date submitted
2 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Black Watch Leave Pakistan. DESCRIPTION: The Black Watch parade for the last time in Karachi and then march to the docks. SHOTLIST: KS Troops lead by band in full ceremonial dress (pipers) march through street. Band passes camera. Ditto different angle. Officers, followed by troops march through streets, small crowds look on. CU Regimental Colours being borne. Troops marching - out of camera. SCU troops marching, in background civilians run alongside. GV Jinnah on dais, with troops marchpast in fore. CU Jinnah on dais. GV officers and troops marchpast, saluting. CU regimental flags being borne through streets. On dockside, troops in fore, ship in background. SV Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Blair being garlanded, salutes, shakes hands and turns. GV crowds on quayside. SCU Regimental Sergeant Major after garlanding. GV troops commence slow march. GV colours being carried up gangway in slow march. Cut-ins band playing on quayside. Finish on colours, out of camera up gangway.
Keywords
Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Karachi
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49909
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Black Watch Leave Pakistan', British Movietone News Issue No. 978A, 4 Mar 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14980 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)