Chemmy by the Thames

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1701A
Date Released
11 Jan 1962
Date submitted
8 Jan 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tea with a Millionaire
  2. 2Dutch Rail Disaster
  3. 3The Leggy Look
  4. 4Chemmy by the Thames
  5. 5Vive Le Twist!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chemmy By the Thames. DESCRIPTION: Old Father Thames has seen a good many things in his time, but now some new goings on have started right on the bank of the river. Parliament has decreed it’s legal to play chemin de fer (commonly known as chemmy), and the River Casino is the first French-style casino of the kind to open in Britain. Arriving by water as yachtsmen could do, our camera crew had come to get an impression of the scene. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS boat. CU funnel. MS boat under bridge. GV Big Ben. MS boat on river. MS ditto. CU man’s hand. MS cameraman. GV people at table. CU sign. CU money. MS man. MS six-pack shoe. MCU woman. CU woman places bet. CU man. MS man with cards. MCU man with cards. MCU man and woman. MS ditto. MS man. MS game. MS banker. MS game. MCU woman drinking.
Keywords
Gambling
Locations
London
Card file number
83703
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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