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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

686A

Date Released

30 Jul 1942

Date submitted

Jul 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): US Gift of Tea Cars
• 2. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Gtc on Parade
• 3. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Women Air Mechanics
• 4. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Army and Air Force Grow More Foot
• 5. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Malta Today
• 6. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): The "Mustang"
• *War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Police Parade

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC)

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malta Today. DESCRIPTION: After the arrival of the convoy the welcome supplies are unloaded and distributed. In the shadow of the battlements, men supplement their rations by means of allotments. SHOTLIST: Cut Story: Shows a convoy being unloaded at quay-side, food, ammunition & oil being swung ashore. The goods are loaded onto lorries & driven away to dumps, concealed among the trees. Shots which should be remembered especially one long shot of the Fort of the Knights, bombs have torn a hole in one of the walls, but the damage is not serious & under the shadow of the old battlements, garrison tend their allotments & plant cabbages on their farm. Pig-swill is collected in a barrow, pulled by a donkey. CU man stirring the swill, which afterwards is fed to a sow with a fine litter. Shot of a soldier stroking sow & one piglet. Then there is an investiture at which Lord Gort decorates men of Malta. Our forces as well as the native population. With Lord Gort at this inspection are General Officer Commanding Major General Beak, VC, Air Officer Commanding Air Vice Marshal Lloyd, Vice Admiral Malta Vice Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Agriculture; Ceremonies; War damage; Animals; Military; Awards and honours

Footage sources

Army Film Unit

Card file number

42642

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

153

Story extras:

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