Independence Old And New (1960)
Item title reads Independence Old and new. London and Ghana. Americans gather to celebrate Independence Day on July 4th in Battersea Park, London. M, S pan across crowds of Americans in Battersea Pleasure Gardens. M, S children walking past camera holding plates of food. M, S black man. M, S balloons tied in huge bunches to the trees, pan down to crowds of people. C, U bunch of balloons. M, S stage where the Queen of Douglas House, (the American Servicemen s Club in London) beauty contest is taking place. M, S s of the contestants. Various shots of the judges who include Douglas Fairbanks and Marion Ryan. M, S crowd watching. M, S winner Mrs Jean Jorns being crowned. C, U of her wearing the crown. M, S children jumping up and down on net full of balloons. Various shots as they sit on the grass and eat. C, U little black boy eating. sausage. Intertitle Ghana (Africa). Various shots of hoards of people lining stands and the streets, camera pans down to President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah s car, he is on
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