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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Magicians Make Mystery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
903A
Date Released
27 Sep 1946
Date submitted
23 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aftermath of Bombay Riots
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Wallace Resigns
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Monty Ends US Visit
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trains Eye-View of Yorkshire Floods
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Magicians Make Mystery
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The American Scene - Negro Baptism
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The American Scene - Rodeo Rough-Stuff

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Magicians Make Mystery. DESCRIPTION: The audience at the recent Magicians’ Convention at Hereford were treated to a first-class entertainment of magic and mystery. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Conjurer fans pack of playing cards. CU Stanley Thomas with puppet, former fans playing cards and puppet picks out a card required by his master. SV MS Geoffrey Robinson, catches fire to metal container, places lid on same, takes it off again and produces a chicken. Elizabeth performs track, defying laws of gravity, with three glasses. Exterior shots - Lenz, Oriental Mystic says a few words into mike first about Jogi. Walks across pathway of burning embers. SCU of his feet afterwards. Kids walk across glowing embers. Lenz skewers himself with stilettos and hatpins, in his cheeks, arms, etc., audience having close look at him with hatpins etc., sticking out of him. Cut-ins of audience applauding.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Fires; Stunts
Locations
Hereford
Card file number
47517
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
201
Story extras:

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