News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

205-2

Date Released

31 Jul 1915

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Belgian Artillery
• 2. Blind Oarsmen
• 3. Canada’s Minister in the City
• 4. Merrie Territorials
• 5. Pekingese Dog Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Artillery belonging to Belgium’s new army ‘Somewhere in Flanders’. The training which is very severe is necessary previous to their departure for the front." Belgian troops riding horse-drawn artillery across field (sea cliff in background). Various shots including their riding towards the camera.

Keywords

Animals; Military

Length of story (in feet)

55

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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