Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Names Missionary Ship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1001A
Date Released
12 Aug 1948
Date submitted
9 Aug 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Names Missionary Ship. DESCRIPTION: Princess Margaret christens the ‘John Williams VI’ which is a gift of the Friends of the London Missionary Society to the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS John Williams VI in fore, Tower Bridge in background. MS Tower of London as seen from pier. Princess Margaret walks along pontoon. Princess stands on pontoon beside ship. Princess names ship. Cut to bow of ship showing name. Princess & officials aboard ship, the former receives purses of money from children. MS SS John Williams VI in mid-stream. Ditto with Tower Bridge in background.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
London; Tower Bridge
Footage sources
British Paramount
Pathe
Card file number
50613
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Names Missionary Ship', British Movietone News Issue No. 1001A, 12 Aug 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15256 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)