Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: GI Brides on Their Way

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
869
Date Released
28 Jan 1946
Date submitted
22 Jan 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gi Brides Arrive Tidworth. DESCRIPTION: Some of the GI Brides are off to new homes in America. They gather at the transit camp at Tidworth before beginning their long journeys. SHOTLIST: GV Waterloo Station. GI Brides boarding and on train, look out of windows. Train en route to Tidworth. Brides alight, walk towards coaches, German prisoners carry their luggage. Coach out of camera, with "chad" written on back "Wot no husbands"!! CU two seated on their luggage labelled "California", tilt down to label. Various interior shots show GI brides and their babies, one with twins.
Keywords
Women; Displaced persons
Card file number
46422
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: GI Brides on Their Way', British Movietone News Issue No. 869, 28 Jan 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13707 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)