News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

6

Date Released

15 Jul 1929

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Thanksgiving Service for the King’s Recovery
• 2. King of Roumania
• 3. Henley Regatta
• 4. Sir Robert Baden Powell
• 5. Prince of Wales Reviews London Fire Brigade
• 6. New York Skyline

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New York Skyline. DESCRIPTION: Movietone pays visit to the newest office tower 675ft. up in the air. SHOTLIST: Men at work on top of skyscraper building same, one shot of man riveting. Others climb around on the girders. Cradle in air lowers the men down. Buildings go round.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

387

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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