Navy Helps Lundy Removals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1133
Date Released
19 Feb 1951
Date submitted
15 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Helps Lundy Removals. DESCRIPTION: Lundy Island, off the North Coast of Devon, was recently responsible for turning a small section of the Navy into cowpunchers - they were using Tank Landing Craft to move cattle and ponies to the mainland. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Tank Landing Craft under way. Aboard craft, MS same. LS of coastline of Lundy Island. Navy laying straw etc. on base of landing craft. Cattle & ponies down hillside, several shots. Elevated GV embarkation going on. Into camera - cattle being pulled aboard. Aboard under way, one of the crew dressed-up like a Western (Cowboy). Off Barnstaple, tank landing craft arrives on beach, cattle coming off.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Curiosities; Horses; Navy; Animals; Military
Card file number
55041
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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'Navy Helps Lundy Removals', British Movietone News Issue No. 1133, 19 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16959 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)