Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Christmas Gift from Norway
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Gift From Norway. DESCRIPTION: It was decided to place the large fir tree, a gift from Norway, in Trafalgar Square. SHOTLIST: KS GV SS Borgholm at quayside. Cut-in of Norwegian flag. GV of ship with tree being lifted off deck. The above is at Deptford. At Trafalgar Square, tilt down of Nelson’s Column to Christmas tree. Various shots of same, children standing around, men placing tree in position and shovelling earth into hole. Norwegian Ambassador arrives mounts platform, gives short speech about Norway and Britain. Cut-in of children including Norwegian girls listening. Ambassador switches on lights of tree. Night shots of tree lit up with fairy lights.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals
- Locations
- London; Trafalgar Square; Deptford
- Card file number
- 49587
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David Prosser
- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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