Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: F/O Kite’s Baby Holds Christening Party

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
972
Date Released
19 Jan 1948
Date submitted
12 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight Officer Kite’s Baby Holds Christening Party. DESCRIPTION: Radio stars Eric Barker and Pearl Hackney attended the christening of Humphrey Lestocq’s daughter. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS Flying Officer Kite, wife and nurse holding baby. MS into camera of the above three along pavement and enter church. Eric Barker and his wife Pearl Hackney enter church. Kite (actor Humphrey Lestocq) with wife, preceded by nurse carrying baby leave church, fade out and in, interior - the above standing over the baby, making cracks, (as they do on air) about baby etc. Mrs Barker (Miss-a-Hackney) asks Eric Barker if he would like a baby. CU baby with false moustache. Comedy word play by Barker and Hackney.
Keywords
Performing arts; Religion and belief
Locations
Maidenhead; Berkshire
Card file number
49678
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
183
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: F/O Kite’s Baby Holds Christening Party', British Movietone News Issue No. 972, 19 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14891 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)