News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

219

Date Released

14 Aug 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. USA Spoil Britain’s Wightman Cup Hopes
• 2. Duke of York Visits His Camp for Boys
• 3. The Glorious 12th Brings Out Guns
• 4. Hindu Crowds Mourn Mayor of Calcutta
• 5. West Indies Attack Strongly in Third Test

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindu Crowds Mourn Mayor of Calcutta. DESCRIPTION: Mr Sen Gupta, friend of Gandhi, is taken to place of cremation, followed by 40,000 people. SHOTLIST: Pan shot round natives. Elevated shot of the body being taken through streets, flowers bedecked. Body is uncovered and flowers taken away. Elevated close shot of body before cremation. Spectators around same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Death; Funerals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2525

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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