Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: German’s People’s Car in Good Use at Last

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

869

Date Released

28 Jan 1946

Date submitted

22 Jan 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Gouin - New French Premier
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: GI Brides on Their Way
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Heat Wave in Australia
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Naval VCs at New "Sub" Launch
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Nelson’s Clean Up
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: German’s People’s Car in Good Use at Last

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German People’s Car Volkswagen Car. DESCRIPTION: The factory erected by Hitler is now turning out Volkswagen cars for use by British Military personnel. German prisoners of war drive the cars for officers of the British Military Government and Allied Control Commission. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated shot of German motor factory. GV of same. Convoy of cars leaving factory. CU car. CU dickey which is lifted revealing engine. Car put through test, over muddy and rough incline. Germans (prisoners) drive them away, checked out by British officers. Hundreds of German cars labelled for export. In Coventry, interior shots of Hillman-Humber factory, British men at work, fixing bodies to chassis. Testing car over rumbler. Various shots of car they are turning out for export. Add to Cut story: type pan CUs German drivers (in uniform).

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories

Locations

Wofsberg Fallersleben

Footage sources

Harrow

Card file number

46425

Credits:

Camera

J. L. Ramsden

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Richard Harris

Length of story (in feet)

127

Story extras:

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