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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Children’s Corner - The Elephant That Went to School

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
985
Date Released
19 Apr 1948
Date submitted
12 Apr 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Children’s Corner - The Elephant That Went to School
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Children’s Corner - 4-Year-Old Musical Genius
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India To-Day - Calcutta Strike
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India To-Day - Delhi Tattoo
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Tricky Transport Through London
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flying Boats Return to Southampton
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Australians Are Here

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Children’s Corner - Baby Elephant. DESCRIPTION: A baby circus elephant insists on following his young keeper to school. SHOTLIST: KS Line of elephants from large to small walk across grounds. Baby elephant follows young master towards school, master pushes him away. Baby elephant mounts steps and enters school. Interior - children at work in classroom, baby elephant walks in alarming the children. Various shots elephant walking round classroom eventually finding it’s master at his desk.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Texas
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50085
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:

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