Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: US Naval Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
943
Date Released
30 Jun 1947
Date submitted
26 Jun 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Wimbledon Warms Up
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: US Editors Reach India
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: New Air Speed Record
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: Luxury Yacht Back in Travel Trade
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: Seeking Elusive Dollars
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: By Air and Sea: US Naval Visit
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: England Wins Lord’s Test

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Naval Personnel in Scotland. DESCRIPTION: The US fleet flagship New Jersey visits Queensferry, giving her crew the chance to visit Edinburgh. SHOTLIST: KS GV Forth Bridge with USS New Jersey in background coming under same. Aboard New Jersey elevated shot of crew lining decks, British Admiral and RAF Air Vice Marshal aboard. Shots of them disembarking. GV of new Jersey. Elevated shot of US sailors going ashore in LCI. LCI approaches Forth Bridge. US sailors come along quay into camera. Boarding Edinburgh tram. CU Edinburgh on indicator of tram. GV Edinburgh Castle. GV Princes Street. Various shots of sailors walking around Edinburgh. Some taking photographs - of Scottish Highlanders playing bagpipes. SCU US naval officers with camera in hand, kneeling almost taking photograph. MS jeep named Randolph in street. US sailors in Princes Street Gardens with Scottish girls.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Edinburgh; Queensferry
Footage sources
Scottish Films
Card file number
48743
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:

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