News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1130A

Date Released

1 Feb 1951

Date submitted

29 Jan 1951

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. British Cars in Monte Carlo Rally
• 2. Z & G Class Call-Up
• 3. Atc’s 10th Birthday
• 4. Diamond Smuggling
• 5. Filming in the Desert
• 6. Arctic Korea
• 7. Indian Celebrates Republic Day
• 8. Glasgow Students’ Rag
• 9. Rangers First Round Victory

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Diamond Smuggling. DESCRIPTION: At New York airport, the customs had found half a million dollars worth of diamonds in the soles of Mrs Etta Hoffman’s shoes - the diamonds are taken into custody and so is she. SHOTLIST: Cut story - MS small diamonds on piece of paper. ditto falling off paper onto table. SCU Etta Hoffman - looks depressed. Custom officer sits at table, opens soles of shoes takes out several packets of wrapped diamonds. MS hundreds of small diamonds (cut diamonds). Hoffman being led away.

Keywords

Crime

Locations

New York Airport

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

54936

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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