Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Carnivals Ashore and Afloat - Mardi Gras at New Orleans

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

977

Date Released

23 Feb 1948

Date submitted

16 Feb 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Crime Wave Taxes Police Strength
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Eire Changes Its Government
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Richmond Camp for Olympic Competitors
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Carnivals Ashore and Afloat - Lemon Carnival at Mentone
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Carnivals Ashore and Afloat - Naval at Villefranche
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Carnivals Ashore and Afloat - Mardi Gras at New Orleans
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Wedding on Paradise Island
8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: World’s Wealthiest Bridegroom
9. 9Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Frozen Rivers Break-Up
10. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Opening of Franco/Spanish Border
11. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Chinese Army of Today
12. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Eastern Pakistan

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pageant of Mardi Gras. DESCRIPTION: Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans with a nighttime procession through the streets. SHOTLIST: KS Night shot - procession floats through streets. Various shots (all night) procession - floats through streets. Revellers dance through streets, all in costume. Interior shot - ball in progress. MS King and Queen of Cambodia. Several shots of ballroom dancing in progress, majority of dancers in fancy dress. Margaret Truman dances with one of the revellers.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

New Orleans

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

49836

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

38

Story extras:

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