Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Alamein Re-Union 1947

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

960A

Date Released

30 Oct 1947

Date submitted

28 Oct 1947

Date submitted

23 Oct 1947

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Alamein Reunion 1947. DESCRIPTION: The fifth Alamein Re-Union at the Royal Albert Hall enjoyed the singing of Vera Lynn. The men were addressed by Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, and ‘Monty’. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated GV of crowds inside Hall. MS Vera Lynn singing Lili Marlene. Pan to audience. Cut-ins of men singing. GV Monty on platform. Bevin seated behind him. SV-SCU Monty addressing audience. Cut-ins of SCU men listening. Full face of Monty on dais pans to Bevin seated, holds arms up in air. Bevin addresses crowds, refers to Winston Churchill, crowd cheer and applaud. CU Bevin speaking. MS Monty again speaking and asks men to sing Land of Hope and Glory. Pans of men singing same, cut-ins of men singing.

Keywords

Politics and government; Performing arts; Military

Locations

London; Royal Albert Hall

Card file number

49348

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

324

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