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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

687

Date Released

3 Aug 1942

Date submitted

30 Jul 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Bombs on Birmingham
• 2. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Night-Fighter Aces Decorated
• 3. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Benghazi is the Target
• 4. War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Russia’s Vital Days

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Section Title

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

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birmingham Raid Damage. DESCRIPTION: Birmingham has been one of the enemy’s targets, damage was down and lives lost. SHOTLIST: Usual damage scenes. LS down bomb damaged street. GV rubble. Shot of people walking down bomb damaged street. Soldiers and women standing on top of rubble. People sorting through rubble and belongings etc. Various shots of bomb damaged streets.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; War damage; Censorship; Military

Card file number

42659

Credits:

Camera

Alfred A. Tunwell

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

40

Story extras:

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