GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS - VARIOUS STORIES 1956

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MBY 29).

Synopsis

I. "Personalities in world news." Lady M leaving on a Far East tour.

II. "India Greets Earl Mountbatten' Lord and Lady M visiting India.

III. Lord M officiating at an Indian Polo Association match.

IV. Lord and Lady M stop in Sydney en route for New Zealand.

V. Lady M with the St. John Ambulance in Australia and Lord M with the Australian Navy.

VI. Lord and Lady M gliding.

VII. Lord and Lady M touring New Zealand (this section is silent).

A selection of Gaumont British newsreel stories from 1956 featuring Lord and Lady Mountbatten.

Notes

Summary: items I to V are identical to items V to IX in MBY 30.

 

Titles

  • the FAR EAST TOUR - EARL MOUNTBATTEN (donor title) (Alternative)
  • GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS - VARIOUS STORIES 1956
 

Technical Data

Year:
1956
Running Time:
6 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
223 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Production company
[Gaumont British News]