Sports and News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland: Squalus Lifts and Sinks Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
529
Date Released
24 Jul 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Section Title
Sports and News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Squalus Lifts and Sinks Again. DESCRIPTION: Attempts to raise the submarine fail. SHOTLIST: GV ships around site. GV US Navy Salvage ship. MS men standing on pontoon (x2). MS row of gauges on compressed air pumps. TS pontoon from ship & CU. GV pontoon. MS & CU pontoon sinking with sailor on top of it. GV salvage ship. LS ship as sea bubbles in front. MS sea bubbling then pontoon emerges. MS two pontoons. GV sea bubbling then bow of "Squalus" rises & then slips back.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Navy; Military
Footage sources
British Movietone News   Issue No.148
Card file number
37090
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sports and News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland: Squalus Lifts and Sinks Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 529, 24 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10102 (Accessed 02 Mar 2025)