Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Picturesque Festivities Mark Kashmir Independence

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
991
Date Released
31 May 1948
Date submitted
27 May 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kashmir Celebrates Independence. DESCRIPTION: A whole week of festivities took place to mark the independence of Kashmir. The Indian Premier, Pandit Nehru, took part in the celebrations. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Srinagar. Elevated shot troops on parade ground. Nehru inspects troops. Several shots of Women’s National Guard paraded. CU type women. GV Women’s National Guard present arms. Nehru inspects them. CU soldier. MS Nehru saluting a youngster. GV parade ground. SV Nehru addressing (silent) parade. Along river Jhelum, several picturesque shots of various types of boats along same, cut-in Nehru aboard one. Cut-ins of crowds on river banks.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
Srinagar
Card file number
50286
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Picturesque Festivities Mark Kashmir Independence', British Movietone News Issue No. 991, 31 May 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15136 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)