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San Marino Holiday Mecca for Canadians in Italy

Item number (ISN):

24011

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1945 ?

Item number (ISN):

24011

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

Accession:

1980-0175

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1945 ?

Production company:

Fox Movietone News

Production credit:

photography, R.U. Campbell

Description:

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Newsreel story shot in San Marino, Italy by Captain R.U. Campbell. The Republic of San Marino, a neutral state, is becoming a mecca for sightseeing Canadians serving with the Allied forces on the Italian front. It maintained its neutrality throughout the war. The film was shot during the visit of Private Thelma "Teddie" Bishop, CWAC, of Windsor, Ontario and Private Leo Lacoursière of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. During their tour of the ancient principality of San Marino, Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery, commanding the 8th Army, paid a formal visit to the Regents of San Marino. The dope sheet gives the following sequence of scenes: medium shot of jeep driving up to main gate of town and Teddie and Leo get out and go towards the gate; medium shot of the tower over the gate to the town; medium shot of walking up hill inside the gate to the town; medium shot low angle shot of Teddie and Leo on the ramparts; long shot of army commander looking over the side of the ramparts; medium shot of Teddie and Leo going up steps behind General McCreery; guide showing them out of castle and down the hill towards the wall; close-up of Coat of Arms of the State of San Marino; long shot of walking into the town square where the Royal Palace is and where it so happened the 8th Army Commander Lieutenant General McCreery is to see the Regents of the Republic; Teddie and Leo goin up to a Carabiniere to speak to him, with palace in the background; Leo walks over to a Jerry 88mm tank gun and sees how it covers the approach to the castle; Leo and Teddie at gun with the arch in the background in line with the gun; looking through the ramparts showing part of the town 400 feet below with low lying clouds; long shot of the town below and pan from the tower; Teddie and Leo walk down a narrow street of the town looking for souvenirs; close-up as they go toward a store; long shot of store window showing the display Teddie is looking at; and Teddie and Leo looking at the bracelet that the Italian is showing them.

Language:

Mute with English intertitles

Original number:

54-375

Notes:

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1. Subject description is from NFB dope sheet, which identifies this as Canadian material submitted by the NFB and approved and passed by Canadian censors.~2. NFB dope sheet says "Please credit Canadian Army Film Unit".

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Vault ISN:

32915

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-3856

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

36096

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0061

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-3856

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

36097

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0062

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8102-0061

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

36098

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0063

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8102-0061

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

36099

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8109-0645

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8102-0061

Status:

MASTER
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