Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Wedding on Paradise Island

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

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Howe Island. DESCRIPTION: Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific has only 160 inhabitants, therefore a wedding is big local news. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated rugged rocks off coast of island. Elevated pan of island. MS palm trees, tilt up to radio mast in background. Seaplane taxies across lagoon of island. Taxies to standstill. Parson alights from plane onto tender. Elevated shot house in its grounds. Owner’s wife picks flowers from garden. Man digging in vegetable garden. MS oldest inhabitants walk out of house into garden. SCU oldest inhabitants talking (silent). Bride and groom, preceded by parson leave church, small crowd throw confetti on them. Couple drive off on motor truck, only vehicle on island. Out of camera shot of same.
Keywords
Marriages
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
49829
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
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