Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Berlin - Frontier Scenes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
983A
Date Released
8 Apr 1948
Date submitted
8 Apr 1948
Date Other
Apr 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Crisis. DESCRIPTION: Russia having interfered with her Allies’ access to Berlin, British trains were stopping at Helmstedt and passengers transferred to buses to continue their journey. Aircraft were also being used to fly in people and supplies. SHOTLIST: LIBRARY MATERIAL - Ruins of Berlin. People queuing. AA guns pointing skywards. Russian policewoman controls traffic. Russian troops in victory march in Berlin. Russians march past the Brandenburg Gate. (All this material was taken from card 45836). CRISIS - Passenger train passes through railway cutting towards and out of camera. Train into Helmstedt Station. People alight and walk along platform. Buses lined up outside station, British troops stand guard. People board buses.
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
50059
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Berlin - Frontier Scenes', British Movietone News Issue No. 983A, 8 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15045 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)