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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Berlin - Frontier Scenes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
983A
Date Released
8 Apr 1948
Date submitted
8 Apr 1948
Date Other
Apr 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer - Diphtheria
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Anne Choses Frocks
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New Look Evening Gowns
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Motor-Less Planes’ Championship Meeting
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Oak for New Parliament
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mrs Roosevelt at Windsor Castle
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Berlin - Frontier Scenes
  8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sir Stafford Cripps’ First Budget
  9. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Academy Awards

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Crisis. DESCRIPTION: Russia having interfered with her Allies’ access to Berlin, British trains were stopping at Helmstedt and passengers transferred to buses to continue their journey. Aircraft were also being used to fly in people and supplies. SHOTLIST: LIBRARY MATERIAL - Ruins of Berlin. People queuing. AA guns pointing skywards. Russian policewoman controls traffic. Russian troops in victory march in Berlin. Russians march past the Brandenburg Gate. (All this material was taken from card 45836). CRISIS - Passenger train passes through railway cutting towards and out of camera. Train into Helmstedt Station. People alight and walk along platform. Buses lined up outside station, British troops stand guard. People board buses.
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
50059
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:

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