Council Elections in South Africa

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1032
Date Released
14 Mar 1949
Date submitted
7 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smuts & the South African Council Election. DESCRIPTION: Canvassing near Pretoria, Field Marshal Smuts makes a strong bid for a victory in the Provincial elections. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV street scene. Small crowd on country road, waiting for Smuts. Smuts walks along country road with small crowd following. CU Smuts. SCU Smuts talking (silent). SCU types listening to Smuts. SCU Smuts & wife in their garden, Smuts picks a rose from a bunch of roses held by Mrs Smuts.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Johannesburg
Card file number
51597
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Council Elections in South Africa', British Movietone News Issue No. 1032, 14 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15623 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)