Ghana Celebrates

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1502
Date Released
17 Mar 1958
Date submitted
17 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ghana Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: A large proportion of Accra’s population recently gathered near Parliament House. It was a big occasion in the capital of Ghana. The Governor General, Lord Listowel, arrived to take his place, also there was the Prime Minister’s wife Mrs Nkrumah. The occasion was the unveiling (by the Chief Justice) of a statue of the Premier. It’s just a year ago since the Colony of the Gold Coast became independent. SHOTLIST: LS crowds outside Parliament House. Types seated in crowd. LS Governor General arrives (Lord Listowel). MS Mrs Nkrumah on right. CU same. GV crowds. LS statue of Nkrumah unveiled. CU statue. CU person wearing paper hat. Crowds breaking police barrier. People dancing and walking through streets.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Aristocracy; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies
Locations
Ghana
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
73089
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ghana Celebrates', British Movietone News Issue No. 1502, 17 Mar 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22277 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)