Floating Gamble

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1995
Date Released
28 Aug 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floating Gamble. DESCRIPTION: Gambling goes to Guernsey by steamer and passengers on the vessel are offered roulette, baccarat and one-armed bandits to pass the travel time - and holiday money. SHOTLIST: GV Torquay pan to ship. MS passengers tickets being checked. CU ditto. MS passenger up gang plank. LS ships rope is released. TS water as propellers start. GV from ship, man in deck-chair on quayside. MS passengers looking over rails of ship. GV passengers walk on board ship. CU sign Casino. MS passengers entering Casino. MCU passengers at roulette table. CU roulette wheel spinning. CU bets placed on table. MS ditto. CU ditto (x2). TS passengers looking other side of the ship. CU captain. CU captain operating ship’s telegraph. CU man operating fruit machine. MS man at wheel of ship. CU ship’s compass. CU roulette wheel spinning. MCU chips are raked in. MCU man at fruit machine. GV pan Guernsey Harbour. MS captain on bridge. GV Guernsey quayside. MLS passenger disembarking.
Keywords
Gambling; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Torquay; Guernsey
Card file number
92712
Credits:
Camera
John Wanstall
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Floating Gamble', British Movietone News Issue No. 1995, 28 Aug 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27020 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)