Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Revellers Greet 1947

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

918

Date Released

6 Jan 1947

Date submitted

2 Jan 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Refugee Emigrants Reach Palestine
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal - Ownership Transfer
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Kids and Their Coiffures
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Revellers Greet 1947
5. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: France V Scotland Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chelsea Arts Ball 1947. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Albert Hall is the venue for the Chelsea Arts Ball for the first time since 1938. Revellers in fancy dress greeted 1947. SHOTLIST: KS CU & tilt down of tableau in centre of dance floor. Various shots of couples dancing, all in fancy dress. Cut-ins of types dancing. CU band leader. Back view of band playing with dancing couples in background. Various tilt down shots of balloons falling to the floor from the ceiling, crowds rush for same. Several shots of the boxes, showing people drinking, toasting etc. Floats etc. paraded round the floor, hauled by students. Students breaking up the models, floats etc. Elevated shots of dancing continuing. Crowds dancing to Auld Lang Syne.

Locations

London; Royal Albert Hall

Card file number

47963

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

300

Story extras:

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