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SHAH OF IRAN

(see also our separate Iran-related list)
 

Shah Reza Palahwi of Iran

 

Chronological

 

220746          06:15:30 - 06:16:24            1940s or 1950s        B/W    SIL      

Shah of Iran walks down steps into gardens followed by entourage.  Shah greets various unid. VIPs, guests at garden party.  Reporters taking notes as Shah speaks. 

 

220929          17:24:36 - 17:25:10            1941-45        B/W    SIL      

News of the Day: Iran
MS palace gardens. Shah of Iran and wife? by fountain. Nurse brings out baby girl. MCU parents and child.
VS military parade with horses, carriages, troops and tanks. Crest/ emblem on tanks.

 

220748          10:50:55 - 10:51:19            1943   B/W    SD       

Latest Films of IranÍs Royal Family at Home
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi walking in garden with wife and daughter.  Daughter playing with pet dog.  Couple and daughter pose.

 

221098          01:00:04 - 01:02:16            1948 c            B/W    SD       

Royal Diary
Shah Pahlevi of Iran arrives at Northolt airfield - greeted by Duke of Gloucester - reviews RAF personnel.  Shah reviews Guard of Honour outside Buckingham Palace.  King George VI & Shah of Iran into Palace.  King George, Queen Elizabeth & Shah of Iran on rear terrace of Palace, into garden.  Review & decorate Palestine Police to mark end of service. 
01:01:35  George VI inspects KingÍs Own troops at Chatham Dockyard.  Royal Navy Cadet Corps. line up for review - little kids in uniform.

220746          06:22:47 - 06:29:17            1948?            B/W    SIL      

Shah of Iran and Shots Tehran.
Shah and wife at US military review.  American officer greets royal couple on arrival at US base.  Shah and wife leaving building and getting into jeep.  Shah and wife leaving service club.
06:24:31 Street scenes Tehran - horse carriages parked at side of road, monument in BG.  Close shots monument.  Royal palace with soldiers on sentry duty.  Various other modern buildings.  Mosque.  Camel caravan crosses main road - traffic.  Streets with traffic and pedestrians.  Women wearing veils outside shop.  Women dressed in western clothes.  Market place, camels and natives. 

 

221019          14:00:09 - 14:05:55            1949   B/W    SD       

[President Truman Greets Shah of Iran, 1949]
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran greeted by President Truman at National Airport - State Visit 16-20Nov49.  Truman reads speech, still photographers in FG.  Shah speaks in English off the cuff. 
14:02:21  MCU men shake hands.  ñI bring you a message of warm regard and goodwill...to work with the United States for peace in Middle Eastî.  VS Shah arrives on Presidential plane.  US colour guard.  Shah and Truman into open limo.
 

221244 22:36:56 - 22:37:42 1950s Iran SIL B/W [Selected Scenes - Middle East, Iran & Shah Handing Out Land Deeds To Tenant Farmers]
Arabic title. Looking at map. In courtyard by table & farmers receiving deeds. Kissing hand. MCU. Photographers. Applauding farmers reading deed & smiling.

 

220719          20:13:21 - 20:15:01            195 ?  B/W    SIL      

[Shah of Iran & wife leaving hospital, greeted by Mossadegh]
Men lined up outside building.  Mossadegh & others.  Shah & wife out of hospital.  Mossadegh shakes hands with Shah.  Wife looks very unhappy,  carries gladiolas through crowd.  Rolls Royce & motorcycle escort.  High angle of streets.  Army truck through.  Excavation in street.  Large building with buses & other traffic outside.  Palace?  Large statue.  US Embassy

 

220701          17:12:58 - 17:19:20            1951   B/W    Si        

Oil Crisis in Iran  - 
USAF plane taxiing Harriman met off plane. Press gathered round Harriman.
17:13:55 Harriman meets with Mossadegh - interiors and walking in grounds.
17:15:19 Demonstration on streets - flags - students.  Top shots riot police on horses break up demo.  Harriman with Mossadegh. Demonstrations.
17:17:57 Harriman meets with Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ). Harriman and other talk.
17:18:29 Rioters on streets.

 

220746          06:29:25 - 06:39:01            1951   B/W    SIL      

Crisis in Iran
Exterior large building in mountains, Shah of Iran enters luxurious office and takes seat at desk.  Closer shots Shah dealing with paperwork.  Shah talks with man in office. 
06:32:33  Gardens of palace, leopard cub chained up.  Shah and wife exit building with four dogs.  Dog playing with cub.  Shah and wife take drinks in gardens.  Good CUs Shah and Wife.  Rolls Royce car parked.  Rolls driven out of gates.  Royal flag flying. 
06:35:44 Oil drilling rig in operation. Close shots natives with drill. 

 

221015                      08:33:48 - 08:48:15            9Jul51            B/W    Sd        Longines Chronoscope with Max W. Thornburg

Baseball at Yankee stadium - Sponsors advertisement for Longines-Wittnauer watches. 

08:35:35  TELEVISION INTERVIEW:  Introduced by Frank Knight; Henry Hazlitt political economist and William Bradford Huie talk with Max Thornburg, Petroleum Advisor, Department of State, on his experience in the Middle East oil industry and credentials as petroleum advisor, causes of the oil nationalization crisis in Iran, British interference in Iranian politics and failure of effective Anglo-Iranian oil policy.  Longines ads on wall in BG.

Including:

08:45:50 08:46:26 Brief discussion of Shah of IranÍs role.

 

220604          01:49:53 - 01:51:47            1953   b/w     Si        

Iran  - Shah ousts Mossadegh
Crowds gathered outside government buildings. Crowds applaud, celebrations. Damaged buildings - burnt out car. Armed guards outside building and searching interior. Group of VIPs including cleric. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi,  Shah of Iran in military uniform. Out of building and into car - cortege down street, military escort. Tracking shot through crowds - army - tank with armed troops.

 

220700          16:57:57 - 16:59:05            1953   b/w     SIL      

[Shah of Iran]
Shah of Iran in full dress uniform enters very ornate room in palace.  Shah presents medals & meets with ambassadors.  Shah and wife visit school ? - large hall with children seated at dining tables, some stand up as Shah passes.

220746          06:16:25 - 06:21:46            1953   B/W    SIL      

Night shots Shah of Iran surrounded by reporters.  Shah reading statement - holding newspaper in Italian re Mossadegh.  Newspaper headline the American - ñMossadegh Flees Iran Riots.  Shah prepares Flight Homeî.  Other papers on desk.  Exterior building, traffic passing.  Shah and entourage leave building.  Shah boarding plane, gives interview from aircraft steps .  Car arriving at airport.  Shah surrounded as he enters building. 
06:20:02 Shah and others leave airport building.  Shah boarding KLM Constellation passenger aircraft, waves from steps.  Good shot plane standing on tarmac with props going round.  Plane down runway. 

 

220747          09:10:26 - 09:11:07            28Aug53         B/W    SD       

Shah Returns - Military Coup Ousts Premier Mossadegh
Wrecked house of deposed Premier Mossadegh.  Press and soldiers in courtyard.  Car belonging to Mossadegh which has been burnt out.  Shah ? and General Zahedi after return from exile.  Cabinet pose for cameras. 

220747          08:49:08 - 08:49:45            17Dec59         B/W    SD       

Peace Mission - Ike Returns to Mediterranean
Eisenhower riding in open top car in motorcade - crowds line street - police motorcycle outriders.  Sign ñWelcome Ikeî suspended from clasped hands monument over road.  Ike with Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran inside palace. 
 

221107          16:28:59 - 16:35:33            1959   B/W    SD       

News Review Of 1959
INCLUDING:.
16:33:13  Shah Pahlevi of Iran after marriage to Farah Diba.

220919          02:38:35 - 02:44:03            1960   b/w     SD       

News Highlights of 1960
INCLUDING:

02:42:30: First male heir for Shah of Iran

221244 22:32:23 - 22:33:10 1960s ? Iran; Saudi Arabia SIL B/W [Selected Scenes - Middle East - Iran]
King Saud visiting Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
Guard of Honor at airfield. King Saud & Shah at airport reviewing military. Palace interior in formal dress wearing many medals. Arab princes seated watching. Shah & Saud on thrones talking. Arab talking on knees at their feet.


220747          08:58:28 - 08:59:23            12Apr62         B/W    SD       

News in Brief - Washington DC
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran on official visit. Shah tours Washington mosque.  Shah presented with memento of visit. 
08:59:01 Night shots - Shah and wife arrive at White House for State dinner.  Greeted by President John F Kennedy and wife Jackie with new hairdo.  Queen Farah wearing diamond tiara and furs.  Party enter White House.

221256 23:31:20 - 23:39:08 1963 USA SD B/W The World Mourns - John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917 - 1963
State Funeral - JFK coffin on gun carriage up Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol w riderless horse. Jackie Kennedy & children out of limousine w/ President Lyndon B. Johnson & Robert Kennedy. Capitol Rotunda ceiling; coffin on display, LBJ lays wreath. Jackie & daughter Caroline kneel at coffin.
23:33:06 Lines of mourners outside; in & past coffin to pay respects. Crowds keep night vigil.
23:33:56 Kennedy family & other dignitaries follow coffin on caisson. Coffin carried into St Mathews Cathedral, VIP mourners file in. De Gaulle, German Chancellor Erhard, Mikoyan, etc. Coffin carried in to choir singing Ave Maria, Cardinal Cushing conducts service.
23:36:15 Ext. Coffin carried to gun carriage; Kennedy family watching, John junior salutes coffin. HA shots of procession to cemetery & ceremony - last post, taps, played. Close shot de Gaulle & Shah of Iran saluting. Honour guard fold flag - presented to Jackie. Eternal flame lit - CU coffin and flame.


220637          15:03:58 - 15:04:41            9Jun67           B/W    Sd

News In Brief - Berlin

Demonstrating students outside Opera house - riots - protest against Shah of Iran who is attending performance of Magic Flute. Police scuffle with demonstrators.  Police beating students.


221257 01:14:04 - 01:21:38 1972 Iran SD COL A Time For Peace Rl 2 Pt 2
State visit to Iran, President Nixon and Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran in open top car. Top shot Tehran. Good shots motorcade with police outriders through streets. Irnian and US flags. Locals reading newspaper reports of visit
01:14:56 Evening reception, President Nixon and wife Pat arrive in evening dress greeted by Shah and Empress Farah. Int, reception and guests seated at dining table. Wealth. Next day Nixon at wreath laying ceremony at tomb of the Shah’s father. Architecture, mosques, street scenes with traffic, road signs. Nixon hosts lunchtime reception for Shah, Empress and other Iranian dignitaries. Top shot Tehran with mountains in background.
Section ends: 01:16:49


221402 02:14:43 - 02:27:11 1973c COL SD
[Iran] Pt. 1 of 2
Gas pump into car, counting money; many bills passed from bank window & put into briefcase. Molten ore flowing.
02:15:07 Montage: Man knotting finely patterened rug be hand; crowded traffic in telephoto shot.
02:15:22 Aerial over oil wells, refinery, storage tanks in desert & along coast w/ tank at dock; pipelines out to ships; and brief view from boat on water. More aerials.
02:16:46 Big Ben 11:56. Title: Echo, Ekxn, Echo, Eko, Eco. Stills intercut w/ title graphics.
02:17:14 Aerial over Tehran, skyscrapers & traffic. Modern buildings & monuments. Police directing traffic; pedestrians, women in short skirts; car rear-ends another in accident.
02:18:10 Men & boys weaving & knotting Persian carpets. Man drawing small watercolors, CUs. Men & boys hammering ornate metal trays.
02:19:01 Ornate copper jugs on steps, traffic beyond,people past. POV past industrial warehouses under construction along highway. Aerial over railroad yard, highway & steel mill built by USSR. Int. w/ flowing ore; bucket & bubbling ore. Copper sheets, man pulls one out of ??
02:20:43 MCU Reza Shah Pahlavi. Sd (French) w/ translation. “We have a Capitalist system here, if you accept what is not Communist is Capitalist. All wealth has been Nationalized, all natural resources such as the forest, the water, the steel & the oil industries....all major industrial companies have been..advised to open their accounts to the public...who will own 49% soon.”
02:21:28 Worker grinding, other industrial scenes. Main frame computers, textile mill, looms, metal working, rubber manufacturing, boots & stockings. Men at machines. Camera past assembly line. Narrator: (Iran) In accordance w/ its neutral position, it does deals regardless of politics.” Cites co-production plants w/ Britain, Japan, Germany, “...Sweden, Czechoslovakia...exchanging oil & gas for credit & technical help.” Glass bottle making. Coca-cola bottling.
02:24:57 “...and the Shah is delivering that promise.” Teletype printing out. Associated Press machine & news release torn off & put in pneumatic tube. Newspaper printing press running.
02:25:36 Shah continues: “Ours is a policy of participation embracing all men & women...carried out within a framework of very advanced social laws...the results speak for themselves.”
02:26:19 Traffic w/ large houses, apartments etc. Hospital desk w/ woman filling out form, othrs waiting. Technicians & doctors. Patients; baby treated by doctor.



221402 02:27:11 - 02:40:43 1973c Iran COL SD
[Iran] Pt. 2 of 2
Continued... Poor families w/ goats in shade beside brick wall; woman milking goat; people walking, burro w/ bas. Jeep arrives in isolated town w/ doctor. Int. women in hajib-like colorful patterned shawls w/ children waiting; doctor & nurse. CU children. Doctor talking to male patient & checking w/ stethoscope.
02:29:04 MCU Reza Shah Pahlavi talking about education growth, having exceeded expectations.
02:29:41 College age women in scarfs & sparkly clothes reciting in class, theatrical. Walking along street (future teachers) & boarding bus. Classroom of boys & girls. Pan over dry farmland; water, canal & ditches seen from car.
02:31:26 Cotton in agriculture experiment station. Sunflowers in field irrigated. Grain combine & harvesting. Boys picking crop; tractor cultivating. Trees of windbreak.
02:32:28 MCU of military martial arts class. Uniformed troops w/ rifles & bayonets drilling on parade ground while shouting. Formal marching & review (VO as deterrent to Iraq & Russia).
02:34:00 Shah: “Seeing the impotence of the United Nations, & bearing in mind that the great powers would be foolish to make war among themselves since that would be the end of the world, we need to be a stable & powerful state with which the little Don Quixotes dare not mettle.”
02:34:33 Navy river boats patrolling; destroyers delivered & crew training w/ guns & ammunition. Firing ships guns, mines. Shah: “We either have an independent, modern & progressive Iran, or we have nothing. That’s why we think things are going well for us...”
02:35:56 American provided Phantoms & F-5 Freedoms, fighter jets on flight line of large military airport. Pilots in class or briefing, map on wall w/ countris marked. Large bomb loaded onto plane & fuse put on it. Pilots run out & into truck; to planes & closing cockpits, taxiing & taking off. Formation flyover.
02:38:38 Oil refinery seen from ship on water. Map w/ oil shipping routes.
02:39:05 Shah: “Our oil policy is a very independent & agressive one; we want to do everything we can to bring its benefits to the people of our country, to establish industries in the interior of Iran using the by-products of oil...we don’t have Iraq’s problems. Shots of refinery, pipelines. Guard w/ rifle next to storage tank.

 

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