Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Edison’s Desk Opened

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

924

Date Released

17 Feb 1947

Date submitted

13 Feb 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Canadian Champion Wins Skating Title
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ice Has Many Uses
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Edison’s Desk Opened
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jerusalem - A Sealed City
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Movietone Despatch from Vanguard

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edison’s Desk. DESCRIPTION: Fifteen years after the death of Thomas Edison his desk, sealed at the time, has been re-opened. Nothing startling was discovered, only odds and ends. SHOTLIST: KS Interior of library. Several shots of Edison’s desk including close ups. Friends and relatives in study. CU desk lock being unlocked and desk top being opened, pan of contents in desk. Relative holding up a piece of film which was found in his desk.

Keywords

Inventions and discoveries

Locations

New Jersey

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

48171

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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