Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Basic Back with a But

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
984
Date Released
12 Apr 1948
Date submitted
5 Apr 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Basic Back With a But. DESCRIPTION: The return of some petrol means that cars are being put in good order and new tyres are being manufactured. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Man opens garage door. Takes dust sheets off car in garage. Takes car off blocks, jacks down. Pushes car out of garage. Man pumps up tyre. SCU tyre being pumped up, mixed with GV of tyre factory (Goodyear’s). Various GVs (interior) of tyre factory, tyres nearing finished process. Tyre having treads impressed upon it. Car enters petrol station, garage attendant walks over to car, with petrol hose-pipe in hand. Cut-in to SCU taking cap off petrol tank of car. Inserting petrol hose-pipe into tank. CU petrol pump dial. Several shots Pat Wyand replacing component parts of his car together (gag shot).
Card file number
50055
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Basic Back with a But', British Movietone News Issue No. 984, 12 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15051 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)