Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal - Monty Visits Mines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monty Visits the Mines. DESCRIPTION: Field Marshal Montgomery recently visited Thoresby Colliery. SHOTLIST: KS Monty alights from car. Monty greeted by Mr Sansom and Mr Woodward (Monty in overalls). CU talking (silent) to the above, also to miners individually. Monty in tin hat and lamp, walks from mine-shaft cage. Shots of him with the above and miners, flashlights of cameramen going on and off. This gives impression of them being down in the mine, whereas they are at the top. Monty escorted walks towards camera. Group walk out of camera.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Thoresby Colliery
Card file number
49298
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
51
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal - Monty Visits Mines', British Movietone News Issue No. 958A, 16 Oct 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14719 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)