Islanders in the News

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1703A

Date Released

25 Jan 1962

Date submitted

22 Jan 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby Stalemate
2. 2Make ‘Em - Model ‘Em!
3. 3Islanders in the News
4. 4Best Plays and Players
5. 5Race to the Moon

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Islanders’ New Home. DESCRIPTION: Bletchingly Parish Church has naturally been the scene of many a wedding, but special interest was focussed on a double wedding here, the other day. The couples, Mr and Mrs Lars Repetto, and Mr and Mrs Benjamin Green, were from Tristan da Cunha, the little volcanic island they had to leave last year. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Church (2 shots). GV people. MS people going into church. CU old lady. MS bridesmaids. MS bride and groom. Church (2 shots). MS bride and groom. GV cameramen. MS people by church. MCU two women. MS bride and groom. GV new homes (2 shots). Tristan families arrive (3 shots). CU old woman. MCU husband carries wife over threshold. CU interior - home. MCU larder. MS WVS worker making bed. MCU drinking tea (2 shots).

Keywords

Social events; Displaced persons; Marriages

Locations

Hampshire; Calshot

Card file number

83781

Credits:

Camera

Len Waldorf

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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