Calcutta’s Thousands Hail Nehru

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1053
Date Released
8 Aug 1949
Date submitted
2 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Calcutta’s Thousands Hail Nehru. DESCRIPTION: Pandit Nehru pays a visit to Calcutta where the crowds simply mobbed him. He addressed over half a million people at the Maidan, some of them tried to start a riot which ended in a few casualties. SHOTLIST: KS. Nehru walks into camera. GV Calcutta Airport (Dum Dum). Nehru having garlands placed round neck, he takes it off & carries same. Inspects guard of honour. Leaves in car, mobs crowd round same. Trucking shot through streets. GV Government House. Huge crowds listens to Nehru’s address, at Maidan. Crowds listen in rain, umbrellas up. Mob try to start a riot, some carried off on stretchers.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Calcutta
Card file number
52349
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Calcutta’s Thousands Hail Nehru', British Movietone News Issue No. 1053, 8 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15875 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)