Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Rome Police Thank You Gifts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1024
Date Released
17 Jan 1949
Date submitted
14 Jan 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rome Rained With Gifts. DESCRIPTION: It is traditional in Rome to give the police presents once a year. Tyrone Power and Linda Christian were amongst those giving gifts. SHOTLIST: KS GV Rome thoroughfare - one of the large squares - St Peter’s. Inhabitants of Rome give police gifts of food and drink on twelfth night. Various shots of gifts lying in road around policeman on point duty. Tyrone Power & Linda Christian (wife) hand over their presents to police officer on duty.
Keywords
Politics and government; Customs and traditions; Police
Footage sources
France
Card file number
51329
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Rome Police Thank You Gifts', British Movietone News Issue No. 1024, 17 Jan 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15521 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)