Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: King Kong - To Wrestle Here

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
939
Date Released
2 Jun 1947
Date submitted
27 May 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Kong at Hurst Park. DESCRIPTION: Tor Johnson, the man who played King Kong, is in Britain to wrestle. SHOTLIST: KS CU Tor Johnson alias King Kong, walking towards camera, expanding his chest. Several shots of Hurst Park, grandstand, people wander around. GV of paddock. Kong talks (silent) with woman over race card. Kong stands with three jockeys dwarfing the latter. Kong picks up the three jockeys. CU Kong to finish, stripped to the waist.
Keywords
Performing arts
Card file number
48595
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: King Kong - To Wrestle Here', British Movietone News Issue No. 939, 2 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14462 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)