Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Bradman Tips Test Selectors

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
986
Date Released
26 Apr 1948
Date submitted
24 Apr 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bradman Tips Test Selectors. DESCRIPTION: At the Cricket Writers Dinner, Don Bradman has a tip for the England selectors. The Duke of Edinburgh, also present at the dinner, is the man. SHOTLIST: KS MS interior arrivals. Don Bradman arrives. MS Duke of Edinburgh and Bradman both shake hands. SCU of the two talking (silent) together. Interior - MS party seated at tables. Bradman rises and starts to address them. He refers to the Duke, on seeing some films of him, that he’d had the perfect action for an off-spin bowler and that he was going to recommend him to the Test Selectors. Cut-ins - SCU of Duke laughing heartily.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Cricket
Locations
London
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
50139
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Bradman Tips Test Selectors', British Movietone News Issue No. 986, 26 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15075 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)