Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Swim Week

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1026A
Date Released
3 Feb 1949
Date submitted
27 Jan 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Learn to Swim Week. DESCRIPTION: At Melbourne, exhibition and comic diving is performed from a bridge. SHOTLIST: KS Mass dive from bridge crossing river, by several swimmers. Cut-in people watching along river bank. Various shots of fancy diving into water. Several comic stunt dives. Finish on mass dive off bridge.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
Melbourne
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51388
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
62
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australian News - Swim Week', British Movietone News Issue No. 1026A, 3 Feb 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15553 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)