Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Commonwealth Commentary: Bahamas - Tuna Fishing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
942
Date Released
23 Jun 1947
Date submitted
19 Jun 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tuna Fishing. DESCRIPTION: The sport of Tuna Fishing has begun again in the Bahamas. SHOTLIST: KS GV fishing craft under way. Shots of crew aboard fishing for tuna. Man controlling fishing road. Rod taut. Women controlling fishing road and taking weight of the tuna. LS tuna fighting to get away. Elevated shot of tuna being hauled in and close up of tuna being hooked. Pan up of tuna supported by winch on deck of craft, the woman who caught same patting tuna. MS woman standing between two tuna.
Keywords
Sport; Fisheries
Locations
Bahamas
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
48710
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Commonwealth Commentary: Bahamas - Tuna Fishing', British Movietone News Issue No. 942, 23 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14500 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)