Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
980A
Date Released
18 Mar 1948
Date submitted
15 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India’s Governor-General at Delhi University. DESCRIPTION: Lord and Lady Mountbatten visit Delhi University. SHOTLIST: KS GV procession in robes through grounds of University. Elevated shot of procession which includes Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Pamela Mountbatten and Lady Brabourne and Pandit Nehru. Procession, Nehru without hat in robes, followed by Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten family pass camera. MS foundation stone of Miranda House. Lady Mountbatten laying stone. Cut-in of personalities seated. Lady Mountbatten taps stone with gavel. MS Nehru, Lady and Lord Mountbatten and Maulana Azad. Nehru wearing mortarboard and robes. SCU Mountbatten, Nehru and Azad in robes.
Keywords
Politics and government
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49952
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University', British Movietone News Issue No. 980A, 18 Mar 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15005 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)