Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bananas Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
865A
Date Released
3 Jan 1946
Date submitted
1 Jan 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bananas Again. DESCRIPTION: The good ship ‘Tilapa’ arrives at Avonmouth from the West Indies with a cargo of bananas. SHOTLIST: KS "Tilapa" pass through lock. GV ship along quayside. Bananas being unloaded by conveyor belt. Lord Mayor of Bristol watches same. Bananas which were ripe trodden underfoot. CU Beryl Collins eating banana. On bridge of ship the captain shows Daphne Richards and another girl how to peel bananas. Smallest girl attempts to eat one, not knowing how, she breaks banana, MS frightened look on girl’s face. Captain holds plate of bananas.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
Avonmouth Docks
Card file number
46345
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bananas Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 865A, 3 Jan 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13676 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)