A Viking Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1511A
Date Released
22 May 1958
Date submitted
19 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Viking Funeral. DESCRIPTION: They are canny folk up there in Aberdeen. They have scrapped the tramway-system. But there’s value in the scrap metal of every car and burning ‘em up is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way of getting it. SHOTLIST: CU burning tram. Same. Pan of tram. CU tram burning. GV tram burning. CU same. LS tram burning. MS burnt out tram. Same. GV same.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport; Fires
Locations
Scotland; Aberdeen
Card file number
73792
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Charles Elder
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Viking Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 1511A, 22 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22394 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)