Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Evacuation of Egypt Begun

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

912

Date Released

25 Nov 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cattleship in Mersey Collision
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Terrorist Blow Up Income Tax Building
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mikado Becomes Constitutional Monarch
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Chooses Men for First Test
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Evacuation of Egypt Begun
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New US Torpedo Has Got Something
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: RAF

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Evacuation of Egypt Begun. DESCRIPTION: The British Army is beginning its evacuation of Egypt and the construction of a new GCHQ at Fayid in the Canal Zone. SHOTLIST: GV dump of surplus military equipment (x5). GV soldier dismantling tank. CU soldier swings sledgehammer. Various shots of tanks dismantled. GV & MS line of army lorries with prospective buyers looking at them. MS Egyptians look at pile of tyres. GV lines of small electric motors. MS Egyptians look at same. GV people looking at equipment (x5). MS auction. CU auctioneer with megaphone. 5 shots of various Egyptians bidding. MS money changing hands. MS two military policemen. Whip pan GV Semiranis Hotel in Cairo. MS sign Headquarters British Troops in Egypt. MS sentries. 2 shots of burning maps and papers. GV crates loaded onto lorries (x2). GV lorry along road. LS Union Jack lowered. MS & CU General Dempsey seated at desk (x3). GV New GHQ at Fayid under construction. GV road under construction (x3). LS German prisoners of war working on building (x3). GV POW up telegraph pole (x4). MS interior Telephone Exchange being assembled (x3). Pan along switchboard. CU two officers look at plans. GV Married Quarters. MS building under construction. LAS POW’s building & LS. GV statue of footballer pan to Football Stadium. GVs stadium. MS sign Great Bitter Lake Stadium. LS The Great Bitter Lake.

Keywords

Military

Card file number

47792

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

290

Story extras:

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