Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Famous Visitor for Zoo Kangaroo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
954
Date Released
15 Sep 1947
Date submitted
11 Sep 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill at the Zoo. DESCRIPTION: Mr Churchill visits London Zoo to see the kangaroo which had been presented to him by the Stock Owners’ Association of South Australia. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds round the cage of Rota the lion owned by Winston Churchill. Various shots of Churchill inside pen of kangaroos. CU white kangaroo (albino) Digger which is owned by Churchill. Shots of Churchill feeding him. SCU & CU of Churchill speaking about the kangaroos accepting food off the ration.
Keywords
Politics and government; Animals
Locations
London; Regent’s Park
Card file number
49140
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Famous Visitor for Zoo Kangaroo', British Movietone News Issue No. 954, 15 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14653 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)