Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Food - Christmas Prospects

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

967

Date Released

15 Dec 1947

Date Other

Dec 1947

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Food. DESCRIPTION: Heavy rain storms have threatened to ruin the harvest in Australia. Fruit from different parts of the world has been arriving in Britain and large numbers of cattle from Eire. It is reported that more turkeys will be available this year. SHOTLIST: Australia - Corn. Reaping. Sacking. Lorries stacked with corn. CU hands feel corn. GV clouds. . England - Docks unloading. CU crates with Jaffa Oranges on side. MS bananas being unloaded (x2). CU bunches of bananas on conveyor belt. GV cattle being unloaded. MS cattle off ship. Cattle unloading is at Birkenhead. GVs mass of cattle on docks. GVs mass of turkeys (x4). CU turkey flapping its wings. MCU mass of turkeys. CU head of turkey.

Keywords

Food and cooking

Locations

Australia; England; Birkenhead; New South Wales

Card file number

49520

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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