Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Swim Week

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1026A

Date Released

3 Feb 1949

Date submitted

27 Jan 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup 4th Round
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Orcades Record
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Swim Week
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Surf Hazards
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Tyrone Power’s Wedding
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Parachute Brake for Jet Bomber
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Fleet Depart for Spring Cruise
8. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hull V Grimsby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Learn to Swim Week. DESCRIPTION: At Melbourne, exhibition and comic diving is performed from a bridge. SHOTLIST: KS Mass dive from bridge crossing river, by several swimmers. Cut-in people watching along river bank. Various shots of fancy diving into water. Several comic stunt dives. Finish on mass dive off bridge.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Stunts

Locations

Melbourne

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

51388

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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