Congo Celebrations

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1355A
Date Released
26 May 1955
Date submitted
23 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Baudouin in the Belgian Congo. DESCRIPTION: During his trip on the River Congo, during his tour of the African Colony, King Baudouin witnessed a sort of regatta, given in his honour. SHOTLIST: King Baudouin looking from the boat at native canoes fully manned. Several shots of the canoes. CU of natives with native band in the foreground. The Royal car being cheered, whites and coloured people running after the car. CU of natives cheering. GV of arch. CU of native woman on arch.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Colonialism
Locations
Congo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63609
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Congo Celebrations', British Movietone News Issue No. 1355A, 26 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20088 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)