Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The American Scene

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1022
Date Released
3 Jan 1949
Date submitted
30 Dec 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The American Scene
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Miss France 1949
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New Year and Hogmanay
  4. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hydro Electric Scheme

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atlantic Scene. DESCRIPTION: LIGHTHOUSE DEMOLISHED - The Shinnecock Lighthouse, on the coast of Long Island, is redundant so had to be demolished. WRIGHT PLANE INSTALLED - The Wright Brothers plane installed in the Smithsonian Institute. Chief Justice Vinson led the ceremonies. ASSISTED JET C-47 - Jet equipment was used for take off of a C-47 that was forced down in a wheat field in Illinois. GREENLAND RESCUE - Pictures of the 12 airmen marooned on a Greenland glacier 8,000 feet high. SHOTLIST: KS MS American newspaper headline. GV Shinnecock Lighthouse, wrecked cutting away bricks from base. Timber placed in hole & caught light. GV of lighthouse falling & hitting ground. (28 seconds). KS WRIGHTS PLANE INSTALLED - MS plane at museum. Several shots of plane installed at American Museum. Judge Vinson addresses meeting, installing the Wright Brothers plane. (37 seconds). C-47 JET ASSISTED - KS GV C-47 in wheatfield. Jets being attached to assist in short run take-off. Crew board plane. MS engines turning & take-off, assisted by jets. (41 seconds). GREENLAND RESCUE - KS Aerial Greenland glacier. Men board plane, hook for picking up glider attached. Aerials shots of waste land, glacier. Various aerials, flying over marooned crews of plane forced down on glacier. Side of plane open & supplies being dropped, shot from inside fuselage of plane. Aerial of glacier. (67 seconds).
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Crime; History and archaeology
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
51266
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 148 times.