News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1274A

Date Released

5 Nov 1953

Date submitted

30 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tank Display
• 2. All Blacks in Action
• 3. News from Home & Abroad: Guy Fawkes Day
• 4. News from Home & Abroad: Atom Sphere
• 5. News from Home & Abroad: Israel Border Trouble
• 6. News from Home & Abroad: Peron Rally
• 7. King and Queen of Greece in USA
• 8. Her Majesty Opens Parliament
• *Lifeboatmen Laid to Rest
• *Colours for Red Berets

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tank Display. DESCRIPTION: An impressive demonstration of Obstacle Crossing by Armoured Fighting Vehicles was recently given in Dorset by the Royal Armoured Corps. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Tanks across open country. CU Wheels of tank going up and over obstacles. LS tanks over obstacles. GV Down vertical drop of forty feet. GV over high fence, incorrect landing. Ditto over fence correct landing. Cut-ins of army personnel spectators. Tanks racing across open country, through water etc. Cameraman in way jumps aside. Tank on move past camera.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland or Cardiff.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment; Military

Locations

Dorset

Card file number

60032

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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