Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Youth and Recreation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

988A

Date Released

13 May 1948

Date submitted

10 May 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Zoo Spring-Clean
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Olympics - US Diving Possibles
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Youth and Recreation
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Film Awards for Winning Stars
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Churchill Opens All-For-All Congress
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer - Army Apprentice School
7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Chester Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Youth and Recreation. DESCRIPTION: Field Marshal Lord Montgomery re-opens the Paddington Recreation Ground, it had been used as allotments during the war. A hundred British children from LCC schools won a holiday in Holland. In Sydney, four month old Jimmy, is a whiz at balancing even before he can crawl. SHOTLIST: London - KS GV crowds at Paddington Recreation Ground. MS Monty with Mayor on rostrum. SCU Monty speaking about the new ground. Monty walks up to tape and cuts same. Starts walking round the cinder track. Children rush through gate into grounds. GV of recreation ground. Children on slide. HOLLAND - GV tulip fields, several shots. GV town of Edam with river running through centre and picturesque bridge over same. At Volendam English children talk (silent) with Dutch fishermen. SCU Dutch fishermen. MS children singing (silent). SYDNEY - SCU baby drinking milk from bottle. Father picks up baby and several shots of baby balancing on the palm of his hand. LONDON KIDS ENJOY HOLIDAY IN HOLLAND - CARD 50204. Good Scenes: English children laughing (as an audience). Silhouette - children stand on beach (back view of them) looking out to sea, sun setting on the water. GV Town of Edam, with bridge across canal - picturesque. Several shots of fields of tulips in full bloom. MS Small group of tulips.

Keywords

Children; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Sydney; Netherlands; Paddington

Footage sources

Australia
Holland

Card file number

50206

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

159

Story extras:

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