Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cattleship in Mersey Collision

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
912
Date Released
25 Nov 1946
Date submitted
22 Nov 1946
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mersey Collision - Many Cattle Lost. DESCRIPTION: A cattleship coming in from Belfast collided with the Stormont which was bound for Canada with war brides. SHOTLIST: KS GV SS Stormont lying on side. Shots of Stormont on her side, several angles. GV SS Empire Brent which hit Stormont with her bows, tilt down of damaged bows. Several more shots of Stormont lying on side. Various shots of dead cattle in water, other shots show cattle being lifted out of muddy water by crane. GV Stormont high and dry on mud-bank. First few scenes also include Canadian brides disembarking and boarding special buses. Children look through bus windows.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Card file number
47799
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cattleship in Mersey Collision', British Movietone News Issue No. 912, 25 Nov 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14161 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)