Last Rites for Gypsy Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1232A
Date Released
15 Jan 1953
Date submitted
13 Jan 1953
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gypsy Queen’s Funeral. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Gypsy Queen’s Caravan. Gypsies seated around fire. GV camp. Gypsies round fire. CU type drinking from cup. MS Gypsy Queen’s caravan. Gypsies laying wreaths. Caravan wheel decorated with flowers. Coffin being taken from Caravan. (Above at Garsington). Mix to Abingdon, cemetery. Coffin into Chapel. Crowds round graveside. Service in progress. Mix back to Garsington. Igniting Gypsy Queen’s caravan. Cut-ins gypsies wrecking it.
Local distribution only
Scotland only instead of items 5-7.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Death; Funerals
Locations
Garsington
Card file number
58394
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Last Rites for Gypsy Queen', British Movietone News Issue No. 1232A, 15 Jan 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18315 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)