Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Economics Are Still the News - Mobile Meals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
974
Date Released
2 Feb 1948
Date submitted
29 Jan 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Erith Inaugurate Mobile Food Distribution. DESCRIPTION: A new scheme has just started in Erith to deliver cooked meals by van to areas not already covered by civic restaurants. SHOTLIST: KS Interior kitchen, women working. Chef tasting soup etc. Various activities in kitchen. Exterior shots van, pan of same on side reads Erith Communal Mobile Kitchen. Mr Norman Dodds (local MP) says I am thinking of the wives, who must realise you cannot live on love alone (or words to that affect). MS rear doors being closed, vans drive off, in rear can be seen the communal restaurant. Stopped in street, cooked meals being distributed to people. Interior - two women eating a meal. Younger woman says Well Mum what do you think. Older woman replies Well its just like mother makes isn’t it.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
Kent; Erith
Card file number
49745
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
57
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Economics Are Still the News - Mobile Meals', British Movietone News Issue No. 974, 2 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14919 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)