Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coast Resorts Prepare
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holiday Preparations at Seaside Resorts. DESCRIPTION: The anti-invasion defences are being removed around Britain, as at Southend, ready to return to their pre-war gaiety. SHOTLIST: KS Pan of front. Tracking shot of Southend front, looking out to sea, past pier. Workmen use pneumatic drills to clear anti-invasion tank traps. Men re-painting shop fronts. Trying machinery of various amusements at pleasure park - Kursaal. Re-painting diving board of swimming pool. Scrapping and using blow lamp on kiosk to get old paint off. LIBRARY - Pre-war material. Crowds walk through streets of Southend. Girls serve ice cream cornets to people. Various shots of scenic railway, including camera on same. Person eating cockles. Old lady on deck-chair asleep. Various crowd shots on beaches, also crowds swimming in sea.
- Locations
- Southend-on-Sea; England; Essex
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 46772
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 95
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