Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Holy Land at Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
917
Date Released
30 Dec 1946
Date submitted
2 Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas in Bethlehem. DESCRIPTION: British soldiers are among those to visit the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Bethlehem. Arab shepherds tend their sheep, which also include goats. CU types of shepherds. GV Church of Nativity. Small entrance eye of the needle. MS & CU of same. British troops entering through same. GV of courtyard. Various interior shots of Church of Nativity, shows manger, altar etc. Priests kneeling and praying. At beginning of story is SCU of bell being rung.
Locations
Palestine
Card file number
47850
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Holy Land at Christmas', British Movietone News Issue No. 917, 30 Dec 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14220 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)