Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Screwball Inventor

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
958A
Date Released
16 Oct 1947
Date submitted
13 Oct 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Royal Family - New Pictures
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Charlton Match Filmed for Training
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Screwball Inventor
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal - Monty Visits Mines
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Salvaging Coal from German Riverbed
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Dutch Princess Christened
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Convicts Stage Rodeo
  8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Territorial Army Recruitment

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Screwball Inventor. DESCRIPTION: Professor Oakes of Wisconsin demonstrates some of his inventions. SHOTLIST: KS Professor with his inventions. Professor Oakes explains how to drink and eat sandwich and keep flies away, also demonstrates invention. Next he demonstrates Smart Alec invention who places his foot inside door, trap shuts on his foot. Then the automatic air conditioning apparatus. Lastly the amplifiers for picking up sound inside cinema.
Keywords
Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Wisconsin; Waukesha
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49285
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:

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