Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aquatics: Bathing Beauty Contest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
952
Date Released
1 Sep 1947
Date submitted
28 Aug 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dispatch Bathing Beauties. DESCRIPTION: The Sunday Dispatch National Beauty Contest held at the Morecambe and Heysham Swimming Pool was won by Miss June Mitchell. SHOTLIST: KS GV swimming pool. Finalist mannequins parade round edge of bath, audience applaud. Contestants walk into camera. CU of some. SCU Greta Gynt. MS Gynt inspects bathing beauties. Greta Gynt placing sash on winner, Miss June Mavis Mitchell, also receives a rose bowl and cheque from Editor of Sunday Dispatch. CU winner.
Keywords
Women; Competitions
Locations
Morecambe; Heysham Swimming Pool
Card file number
49080
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
74
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aquatics: Bathing Beauty Contest', British Movietone News Issue No. 952, 1 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14620 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)