Personality Column: Jon Gresham

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1217
Date Released
29 Sep 1952
Date Other
Sep 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Queen Mother Visits Grangemouth
  2. 2Largest Tanker Launched
  3. 3Personality Column: Rocky Marciano
  4. 4Personality Column: Jacqueline Auriol
  5. 5Personality Column: Jon Gresham
  6. 6Oceanic News Items
  7. 7Oceanic News Items
  8. 8Oceanic News Items
  9. 9East Germans Booed in Bonn
  10. 10Eritrea Passes to Ethiopia
  11. 11Highlanders Home from Korea
  12. *Great Welcome for Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 11
Section Title
Personality Column
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: John Gresham [Sic]. DESCRIPTION: The building of a fire on the beach at Hastings was for the special benefit of Mr Jon Gresham, a young magician, who delights to be roasted in a metal box. SHOTLIST: Cut story - On Hastings beach, Jon Gresham into box covered in straw. Same set on fire. Crowds watch. Buckets full of water and sand. Fire almost burnt out. Lid opened. Gresham still alive helped out.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Stunts; Performing arts
Locations
Hastings
Card file number
57871
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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