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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Thames Buses Try-Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
978
Date Released
1 Mar 1948
Date submitted
26 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: St Dunstan’s Royal Visitor
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Queen of the Ice Demonstrates Her Art
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Attacker Breaks Air Record
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hoppicopters
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Canine Banquet
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Thames Buses Try-Out
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New Look Millinery

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thames Buses Try Out. DESCRIPTION: London is to have water buses which will go into service between Putney and the Tower of London SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot Odelia launch on river, emergency bridge in background. MS elevated launch Odelia. Elevated launch cruises along river, emergency bridge in background. Elevated launch just off Westminster Pier. Interior saloon, shows seating. MS seats on top of saloon cabin. MS Mr Barnes (Minister of Transport) aboard, walks around. SCU hands on wheel of launch. MS launch looking astern with Houses of Parliament in background. MS launch looking astern Waterloo Bridge in background. GV Tower of London taken from launch as it passes. MS Tower Pier (Port of London Authority). MS looking forward barges in background. Interior - Barnes seated in saloon. Elevated launch of House of Commons steps, grounds of same in background. Barnes and party disappear out of camera.
Keywords
Transport
Locations
London
Card file number
49872
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:

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