News Pageant of Movietone: Air War and Black-Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
532
Date Released
14 Aug 1939
Date submitted
9 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Raid & Black-Out. DESCRIPTION: Fighter Pilots and Air Raid Wardens carry out rehearsals. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the fighter and bombers attacking the British Isles. On the ground various precautions are shown and at 12:30 the lights go out. Hyde Park guns are included in the cuts. FG Print - London Night shots. Illuminations. The details on this card are very vague. The actual data is unknown but there are good shots of electric trains, street scenes etc., but they are hard to identify as such (all night blackout).
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37238
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone: Air War and Black-Out', British Movietone News Issue No. 532, 14 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10164 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)