Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Monty in Berlin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
984
Date Released
12 Apr 1948
Date submitted
8 Apr 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monty in Berlin and British / Russian Air Crash. DESCRIPTION: Field Marshal Lord Montgomery visits Berlin, the trip having been arranged before the present situation developed. In the Russian zone lies the wreckage of the British Viking aircraft which crashed with a Russian fighter. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Monty’s plane taxies across Gatow Airport - raining. MS Monty alights. GV Monty alighting. MS Monty with small group around him. GV party standing around Monty. MS Monty saluting before turning and entering car. MS car driving off. GV Monty’s car out of camera. Monty inspects troops, single file. Military Police standing beside jeep. Monty leaves building with General Robertson. Cut-in cameramen and pressmen. Monty stands in doorway with Robertson. MS & GVs of wrecked Yak Russian fighter. Person unknown sorting over wreckage. British stand guard over plane ruins. MS wreckage. SLIP PAN Various shots of wreckage of British Viking aircraft in Russian Zone.
Keywords
Aviation; Occupied territories; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Berlin
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
50077
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Monty in Berlin', British Movietone News Issue No. 984, 12 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15048 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)