Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sea Stories

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

918A

Date Released

9 Jan 1947

Date submitted

6 Jan 1947

Date submitted

4 Nov 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Monty for Moscow
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flying Racehorses
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Disasters
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Disasters
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Disasters
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sea Stories
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sea Stories
8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Retains the Ashes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Corvettes Re-Converted. DESCRIPTION: CONVERTED CORVETTES - Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy are being converted into passenger carrying ships. SHOTLIST: Corvettes making their way through heavy seas in the Atlantic. Firing torpedo, depth charge going off. In dock at Vancouver Corvettes being converted into passenger ships. Interior below decks, lounge, dining room, every comfort possible for peacetime passenger ship. Sailors walk round amazed at the change.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military

Locations

Vancouver

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

47698

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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