Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Home, Canada and America - Carnival Queen’s Air Arrival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
949
Date Released
11 Aug 1947
Date submitted
7 Aug 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lymington Carnival. DESCRIPTION: At the Lymington Carnival a false Carnival Queen arrived by helicopter, the real one by car. SHOTLIST: KS GV crowds around airfield, helicopter in background. Helicopter over crowds into land. SCU helicopter in flight. Helicopter on ground. Bogus Carnival Queen (actually man) arrested on airfield. Procession through streets. Elected Carnival Queen of Lymington alights from car. SCU of her. Riding through streets in parade on vehicle decorated with flowers. Carnival Queen being crowned, crowds applaud.
Locations
Hampshire; Lymington
Card file number
48981
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Home, Canada and America - Carnival Queen’s Air Arrival', British Movietone News Issue No. 949, 11 Aug 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14587 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)