Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Wartime Secrets Revealed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War Cabinet’s Underground Headquarters. DESCRIPTION: The Underground Cabinet Rooms where wartime meetings were held and the Operations Room, together with Churchill’s emergency office and bedroom, have been revealed to the cameras. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Exterior GV of Ministry of Health buildings. GV street, St George’s. Interior - Lord Ismay addresses press reporters and cameramen. SCU Lord Ismay saying how war was inevitable and how they prepared etc. MS name on Cabinet Room door. GV Cabinet room. MS desks and card on table where Winston Churchill used to sit. Same of Anthony Eden. Ditto Lord Beaverbrook, Mr Bevin, Mr Morrison. GV Cabinet room. Map room door, name on same. Various shots of maps on walls etc. Prime Minister door, swings open revealing his bedroom. GV bedroom. MS phone, candles etc. on desk. GV bedroom and desk. MS room with armchair in corner. CU bust of Winston Churchill. GOOD SCENES: Exterior Ministry of Health. St George’s Street. CU bust of Churchill. SCU ditto. Pad on desk, reading Winston Churchill, Prime Minister. GV Map room. Filing cabinet. Pad on desk reads Home Security.
Locations
Ministry of Health; St George Square
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
49967
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Wartime Secrets Revealed', British Movietone News Issue No. 981A, 25 Mar 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15015 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)