A Double Event

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1318
Date Released
6 Sep 1954
Date submitted
31 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Pakistan Floods
  2. 2Up a Coal Mine
  3. 3Fashion for Autumn
  4. 4A Double Event
  5. 5Shipping
  6. 6Shipping
  7. 7The Sporting Scene
  8. 8The Sporting Scene
  9. 9The Sporting Scene
  10. 10Bale Out
  11. *The Queen Mother in Glasgow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Siamese Twins. DESCRIPTION: The Siamese twins, born recently at Okrika in Nigeria, underwent a remarkably successful operation. The result is two thriving babies in two separate cots. SHOTLIST: GV of hospital. CU of name board. Two babies in their cots. Doctor inspects the babies. Doctor inspects the mother Mrs Omisa Jacobs. CU of sister feeding the baby. CU of baby smiling. Party coming out of hospital. Entering boat. Moving along river. Getting out of boat. Mrs Jacobs and husband.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Children
Locations
Nigeria; Okrika
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
61759
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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