Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Wedding on Paradise Island

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
16 Feb 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Howe Island. DESCRIPTION: Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific has only 160 inhabitants, therefore a wedding is big local news. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated rugged rocks off coast of island. Elevated pan of island. MS palm trees, tilt up to radio mast in background. Seaplane taxies across lagoon of island. Taxies to standstill. Parson alights from plane onto tender. Elevated shot house in its grounds. Owner’s wife picks flowers from garden. Man digging in vegetable garden. MS oldest inhabitants walk out of house into garden. SCU oldest inhabitants talking (silent). Bride and groom, preceded by parson leave church, small crowd throw confetti on them. Couple drive off on motor truck, only vehicle on island. Out of camera shot of same.
Keywords
Marriages
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
49829
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Wedding on Paradise Island', British Movietone News Issue No. 977, 23 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14957 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)