The Far Eastern Scenes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1498
Date Released
17 Feb 1958
Date submitted
13 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Penang Welcomes It’s King. DESCRIPTION: PENANG. A busy scene off the island of Penang, now a State in the Independent Federation of Malaya. An important occasion, for it was the beginning of the first visit by the Federation’s Malay King. SHOTLIST: MS ship. CU flags flying. King’s car drives through crowds. Children wave flags. CU car driving. LS building. GV garden party. CU same.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Social events
Locations
Penang
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
72829
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Far Eastern Scenes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1498, 17 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22217 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)