Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Elephants Remind You to Keep on Saving

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
988
Date Released
10 May 1948
Date submitted
6 May 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: Elephants Remind You to Keep on Saving. DESCRIPTION: At Ilford circus elephants lent their services to the National Savings movement. SHOTLIST: KS CU Savings poster on elephant. Several shots of elephants parading through streets displaying National Savings poster. Outside Ilford Town Hall. Cut-in SCU Lord Mackintosh and Mayor of Ilford. Elephants in front of Town Hall. Elephants stand on hind legs. Cut-in child in mother’s arms crying. SCU poster.
Keywords
Economics; Animals
Locations
Ilford
Card file number
50177
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Elephants Remind You to Keep on Saving', British Movietone News Issue No. 988, 10 May 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15094 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)