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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: His Majesty Sees Scientific Farming

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1015
Date Released
15 Nov 1948
Date submitted
11 Nov 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Steel - What of Its Future?
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: His Majesty Sees Scientific Farming
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Washington Welcomes Truman
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Theatre of Atoms
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: England’s Soccer 10 Hold Wales
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Elizabeth’s Happy News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: His Majesty Sees Scientific Farming. DESCRIPTION: The King visits Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, the headquarters of the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS King alights from car. King with Major Michael Adeane and Lord Plunket drives round grounds in Land Rover (x2). Above with Headquarters of National Institute of Agricultural Engineering building in background (white building). King watching several demonstrations. CU King watching beet harvester. Raising potatoes, several shots including SCU plough throwing out potatoes. King inspects model plough & watches proper size plough, ploughing field.
Keywords
Royalty; Agriculture; Science and technology
Locations
Bedfordshire; Wrest Park
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
51038
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:

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