Mahatma Gandhi - 1931| Movietone Moment | 15 September 2023

On this day in 1931, the conference between the British government and the emissary for India Mahatma Gandhi continued in London. Here is a British Movietone report from the visit of Gandhi in Lancashire. Close shot of Gandhi entering car attended by Miss Slade surrounded by crowd. Car drives off. Elevated shot of Mr Gandhi being introduced to various people. Elevated close shot of same talking to workers. Close shot of some of men and women cheering same as he finishes small speech. Gandhi says “You are going to tell the other children that I love you all as my own children, that’s all I want to say. I’ve finished my speech“. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Find out more about AP Archive: You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM1431. #gandhi #london #mahatmagandhi Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram:
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