Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: St Patrick’s Day in New York and Dublin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
981A
Date Released
25 Mar 1948
Date submitted
19 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St Patrick’s Day. DESCRIPTION: The celebrations in New York included the traditional parade. In Dublin, President O’Kelly, reviewed a military parade. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot parade through New York. MS & GV American troops in parade. CU child watching parade. Girls in procession with mortar boards and gowns. MS Truman shaking hands with Dewey. GV girls in fancy dress in procession. High elevated shot of procession through street below. SLIP PAN President Sean O’Kelly inspects troops (x2). Army trucks passing saluting base. Troops march past with fixed bayonets. Bren Carriers in marchpast. Troops march past with fixed bayonets. Light artillery towed past base. Troops on lorries past saluting base. AA guns towed along in procession. Armoured cars passing saluting base.
Keywords
Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
New York; Dublin
Footage sources
United States of America
Hibernian Films
Card file number
49982
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: St Patrick’s Day in New York and Dublin', British Movietone News Issue No. 981A, 25 Mar 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15014 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)