News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

248

Date Released

5 Mar 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Guatemala’s Devout Crown Silver Virgin
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Royal Air Force pageant held before King of Egypt’s Son at Heliopolis
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: New York - Tilden-Vines v Cochet-Plaa
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Chicago - Blizzard in Middle-West
• 5. Giant SS Normandie Near Completion

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant SS Normandie Nears Completion. DESCRIPTION: World’s largest liner, now being equipped for sea is re-floated in her special dock at St Nazaire. SHOTLIST: Panning shot down from the top of the bows to the hull showing the anchor etc. She is in dry dock. Shots of workmen working at the base of the ship. Close shot of the water being admitted into the dock. Good shot this. General shot of the Normandie and shot of the hull.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2824

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

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