Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Britain’s Shipbuilding Boom

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
926A
Date Released
6 Mar 1947
Date submitted
3 Mar 1947
Date submitted
27 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup Sixth Round
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Britain’s Shipbuilding Boom
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Viceroy’s Daughter Weds
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Brussels Riot
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Terrorists Blast Army Clun
  6. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup Sixth Round
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup Sixth Round
  8. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup Sixth Round

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ship a Day - Launch of the Parthia. DESCRIPTION: The Harland and Wolff’s Shipyard in Belfast is booming and is typical of yards throughout the British Isles. SHOTLIST: KS GV ship on stocks. GV of docks, heavy cranes etc. shot from a launch. Slow pan of ships on stocks from left to right. GV ship on stocks, pan of ship on stocks. Elevated shot of skeleton of ship. MS showing ribs of ship. MS riveters at work on deck of ship. GV ship’s deck, under construction. GV workmen at work on deck. MS workman hammering plates of deck. Elevated shot ship on stocks, GV workmen on deck. MS welder, working on deck. MS welder, working on deck. Several shots SCU riveters at work on deck-plates and sides of ship. MS propeller, also being lowered into position. GV stocks. Pan to left of screen to stern of Parthia. Workmen knocking away props stays, one falls away and hits another workman. GV Lady Brooke, wife of Northern Ireland Prime Minister launching ship, bottle hits bows, ship slides down slipway out of camera. SS Parthia entering water. Camera focused on side of ship as same passes into water, finishing on bows showing name Parthia. GV Parthia in water. Shot from launch. GV line of ships at quayside.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Belfast
Card file number
48232
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
198
Story extras:
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