Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Fighting Australian Breakers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
973
Date Released
26 Jan 1948
Date submitted
19 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
8 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Surfing. DESCRIPTION: It was pretty rough for this years Maroubra Surf Carnival. SHOTLIST: KS GV people on rocks, rocks in fore with sea breaking over same. Several shots lifeboats trying to break through the heavy surf. Normal speed and slow motion. CU slow motion of surf, swimmers fighting to keep above water in same and ‘riding’ on the great waves, all eventually fall off. Slow motion - some try standing and fall off - very good material, especially close ups of slow moving surf. Surfboarder falls off, the board flies through air and crashes into sea.
Locations
Australia; Maroubra
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
49694
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
143
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