Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Movietone Has a Go

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
938A
Date Released
29 May 1947
Date submitted
5 May 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movietone Has a Go. DESCRIPTION: Movietone visits the radio show Have a Go, where Lionel Gamlin takes to the stage to dispute an answer with Wilfred Pickles. SHOTLIST: KS & pan of audience singing Welsh National song. CU Wilfred Pickles laughing. Cut-in of audience applauding. MS Pickles addressing audience, the rest is shot in sound. First competitor (girl on crutches) comes to front of stage, Pickles asks her question Who is commentator of British Movietone News. She answers Leslie Mitchell. Camera pans to Lionel Gamlin seated in audience, who protests, comes onto stage, various greetings. Gamlin points out mistake, Pickles says give him the money, Gamlin takes the pound, then Pickles asks him a question Who was the commentator of the BBC during the war with a North Country accent. Gamlin That’s easy, Alvar Lidell. Pickles: Correct, give the money back. Cut of audience applauding to finish.
Keywords
Mass media
Locations
Wales; Rhondda Valley
Card file number
48518
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Movietone Has a Go', British Movietone News Issue No. 938A, 29 May 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14455 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)