Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Greatest Ever Industrial Fair Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
987A
Date Released
6 May 1948
Date submitted
4 May 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: Greatest Ever Industries Fair. DESCRIPTION: The British Industries Fair opened at Olympia, Earls Court and Castle Bromwich. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: CASTLE BROMWICH - KS MS Union Jacks fluttering in the breeze. MS BIF and Union Jack flying. MS cranes demonstrating. GV Froghammer being demonstrated by exhibitor. Several shots Calf-dozer passing backwards and forwards in front of camera. Back view people looking at a stall. SCU turbine gas engine. MS diagrammatical drawing. CU gas turbine engine. MS blades held in hand of two different size turbine blades. SCU Mr Barr (designer). EARLS COURT - GV exterior Earls Court. King, Queen and Princess Margaret alight from car and welcomed by Harold Wilson. People stand watching Royal Family enter. King and Queen, with Princess Margaret walk towards entrance. CU model hand with object in centre pivoting. Pan of stalls displaying travelling and hand-bags. SCU case being opened. Pan of cut glass stalls. MS blankets on stalls. MS model child skating on ice, displaying childrens clothes. MS bobbins on wall, pan to nylons, close netting and thick netting, both made from nylon. Several shots including SCU of Glub-glub ducks performing, dipping their beaks into glass of water.
Keywords
Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Castle Bromwich
Card file number
50163
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Greatest Ever Industrial Fair Opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 987A, 6 May 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15084 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)