Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Etna’s Threat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
927
Date Released
10 Mar 1947
Date submitted
6 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mount Etna Erupts. DESCRIPTION: Villagers on Sicily have been evacuating their homes because of the threat of an eruption by Mount Etna. SHOTLIST: Elevated GV of countryside panning to village. MS lava flowing down mountain side. Several shots of Etna erupting. In town of Ponte Pisciaro, inhabitant loading their belongings and furniture onto lorry. Lorry drives away. GV of Etna. Inhabitants kneeling on ground and praying.
Locations
Sicily
Footage sources
France
Card file number
48269
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Etna’s Threat', British Movietone News Issue No. 927, 10 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14343 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)