Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India’s Independence Anniversary
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 9 / 9
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India’s Independence First Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: India cerebrates the end of its first year as a Dominion. SHOTLIST: KS At Delhi, Pandit Nehru & Sardar Baldev Singh (Minister of Defence) walk from Government House. Ditto. Ditto walking out of camera. Troops being inspected. GV parade. BOMBAY - Procession through streets, led by pipers, crowds in streets (rain pouring down) armoured equipment passes through street, tanks, AA guns etc., sailors walking through in drenching rain. Cut-in crowds watching under umbrellas. At a football ground, Raja Sir Maharaj Singh inspects all three services. Marchpast of sailors, army & air force. Cut-in Singh saluting. Children clapping. GV marchpast to finish.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Independence movements
- Locations
- Delhi; Bombay
- Card file number
- 50651
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Pat Mohan
- Length of story (in feet)
- 117
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India’s Independence Anniversary', British Movietone News Issue No. 1003, 23 Aug 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15275 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)