Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: For Relief in India and Pakistan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
967A
Date Released
18 Dec 1947
Date submitted
Dec 1947
Date submitted
15 Dec 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For Relief in India and Pakistan. DESCRIPTION: Major General TO Thompson is going out as Red Cross Commissioner to India and Pakistan to help organise relief measures. SHOTLIST: KS Major General TO Thompson walks towards York plane. MS of him by fuselage. SCU of him speaking into mike about the relief needed in India and Pakistan; he represents the British Red Cross. During his speech, cut-ins of Indian refugees sitting about in camps which are flooded, seated under bullock carts, trees etc. during the rainy season. Cut-ins from library material. Thompson enters plane, York taxies to take off. BOAC on plane.
Keywords
Independence movements
Locations
India; London Heathrow Airport
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
49551
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: For Relief in India and Pakistan', British Movietone News Issue No. 967A, 18 Dec 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14831 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)