Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Pick of the Bathing Beauties

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1005
Date Released
6 Sep 1948
Date submitted
3 Sep 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pick of the Bathing Beauties. DESCRIPTION: The National Bathing Beauty Contest at Morecambe was won by Pamela Bayliss of Northern Ireland. SHOTLIST: KS Pan of bathing beauties. GV pan of swimming pool. Girls parade round pool, walk into camera (x3). SCU one competitor. GV line up of girls some in two piece costumes (not quite bikinis). Cut-in crowds seated round pool watching. Rear view of girls lined up, one of the girl’s posterior quivering - nerves. Girls mount rostrum, Miss Lewis from Isle of Man. Cut-in Wilfred Pickles, Mabel Pickles, June Mitchell and Charles Eade judging. SCU winner, Miss Pamela Bayliss (No 17). Mayor of Morecambe presents £500 cheque to her. Mr Eade presents her with silver rose bowl. Wilfred Pickles congratulates her. Presents her to the public. 2nd was Mrs Spinks.
Keywords
Women; Competitions
Locations
Morecambe
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
50722
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Pick of the Bathing Beauties', British Movietone News Issue No. 1005, 6 Sep 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15300 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)