Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mary Pickford Returns to Home Town

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
973
Date Released
26 Jan 1948
Date submitted
22 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess’s Parcels Are Wedding Gifts
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mary Pickford Returns to Home Town
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Gandhi Breaks His Fast
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Armoured Units Withdraw from Jerusalem
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jews and Arabs Co-Operate
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Stunts - On Skis and Roof Tops
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Stunts - On Skis and Roof Top
  8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Fighting Australian Breakers
  9. 9Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Famous Capital Ships End Careers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mary Pickford Visits Home Town. DESCRIPTION: Mary Pickford recently visited Ottawa and then travelled onto the city of her birth Toronto. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds in streets. Mary Pickford alights in white fur coat, followed by Mackenzie King also wearing fur coat and hat. SCU of both. Mary Pickford curtsies to Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander. SCU of Mary Pickford shaking hands with Lord Alexander, Lady Alexander looks on. The above is at Ottawa. At Toronto Mary Pickford lifted by two policemen so that she can see over wall. GV of demolished area (where she used to live). SCU and MS of her looking over wall, turning towards camera.
Keywords
Performing arts
Locations
Toronto; Ottawa
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49719
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:

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