Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Home News - QE off Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
933
Date Released
21 Apr 1947
Date submitted
17 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Qe Afloat Again. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Elizabeth has been refloated and the passengers have come ashore. SHOTLIST: KS LS SS Queen Elizabeth lying on sandbank off Calshot Spit. Several shots of her taken from launches show tugs around her oil being pumped off. Passengers come off tender onto quay. Luggage being unloaded from side of QE onto barges. Passengers off tender onto quay. Amongst those present was Leslie Mitchell. CU Leslie Mitchell saying a few words about the grounding. Miss Beatrice Lillie says a few world about staying an extra night aboard the QE.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
48444
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Home News - QE off Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 933, 21 Apr 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14401 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)