Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Progress in British Shipyards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
959
Date Released
20 Oct 1947
Date submitted
15 Oct 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Orcades Launched. DESCRIPTION: NEW ORIENT LINER - The new Orient liner Orcades is launched at Barrow-in-Furness. SHOTLIST: KS Library - Large plate of steel being swung into position on ship. Taken from crane gib. GV of Orcades under construction, taken from bows end. Placing steel sheet on deck. Mix to GV of SS Orcades with name on side of ship, in stocks. Crowds around ship. GV platform shows Lady Morshead, wife of Director of Orient Line, she says Orcades may God bless her etc. Ship moving down slipway. Ship going down slipway, out of camera. Lady Morshead waves as ship enters water, crowds hurrah (three cheers). Several shots of ship during actual launching. Ship lying in water after launching.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Barrow-in-Furness; Cumbria
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
49299
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
William G. Carrington
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Progress in British Shipyards', British Movietone News Issue No. 959, 20 Oct 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14727 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)