Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Screwball Inventor

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
958A
Date Released
16 Oct 1947
Date submitted
13 Oct 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Screwball Inventor. DESCRIPTION: Professor Oakes of Wisconsin demonstrates some of his inventions. SHOTLIST: KS Professor with his inventions. Professor Oakes explains how to drink and eat sandwich and keep flies away, also demonstrates invention. Next he demonstrates Smart Alec invention who places his foot inside door, trap shuts on his foot. Then the automatic air conditioning apparatus. Lastly the amplifiers for picking up sound inside cinema.
Keywords
Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Wisconsin; Waukesha
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49285
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Screwball Inventor', British Movietone News Issue No. 958A, 16 Oct 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14718 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)