Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mad Hatter Had Nothing on This Plumber

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

951

Date Released

25 Aug 1947

Date submitted

18 Aug 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Model Makers’ Skill on Show
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mad Hatter Had Nothing on This Plumber
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Final Test Ends in Draw
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ship Launched by Radio
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Fury of Nicaragua’s Volcano
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India Takes Leave of British Troops

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plumber Becomes Milliner. DESCRIPTION: A plumber in Oregon has fashioned some hats that will keep a lady cool and anyone else within shower range. SHOTLIST: Cut for foreign reels: MS plumber threading pipe, girl bathers look on. Shots of girls trying on hats made from hose pipes, with nozzles attached. MS girl looking in mirror at herself. Girls with hats, turn on the water, one drowns the plumber in water.

Keywords

Curiosities

Locations

Oregon

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

49025

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

6971

Story extras:

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