News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1139

Date Released

2 Apr 1951

Date Other

Apr 1951

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. News from Everywhere
• 2. News from Everywhere
• 3. News from Everywhere
• 4. News from Everywhere
• 5. Private Fargie Home
• 6. French President’s American Visit
• 7. The Lincoln
• 8. Brough Racing
• 9. Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
• 10. Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
• 11. Princess Margaret in North Wales

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival Gardens - Clearing the Mud. DESCRIPTION: England: Scenes at the Festival Gardens Site while. efforts are made to clear the mud. SHOTLIST: TS looking over Festival Gardens site. Flash to NIGHT SHOTS CU cement mixer. GV workmen laying bricks. 3 shots constructing door frame. MS workman checks bricks with spirit level. MS wheelbarrow load of cement. DAY SHOTS - Workman pushes wheelbarrow through mud. CU wheelbarrow and feet through mud. GV site with muddy paths. Pan across site. GV a tree being unloaded. CU piece of wood put into place. 3 shots parts of the building. GV workmen wade through water. GV, MS & CU mud being sucked up.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Glasgow.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment; Engineering; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Battersea; South Bank

Card file number

55231

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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