Exclusive Screen Study of the Spring Exercises of the British Navy in the Mediterranean

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
43
Date Released
31 Mar 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exclusive Screen Study of British Navy at Spring Exercises in Med. DESCRIPTION: Battleships in Line Ahead, shots of HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney. SHOTLIST: Battleships in Line Ahead. Battleship in line near camera. HMS Nelson passes ‘Rodney’ to take up lead. Shot of ?? Nelson steaming along. The Guns of Rodney are Trained on the Enemy Fleet Close shots of the guns being trained. Enemy Aircraft Launch An Attack and HMS Nelson Turns to avoid a Torpedo Dropped by Enemy Planes zoom over fleet. Over structure of Nelson. One flies close to camera. Officers and men on deck look up at planes. Explosion in distance. Shots of the Nelson leaving the line and steaming aside. Fleet Return to Gibraltar Good shots of the fleet in line ahead. Close shot of anchor chain rattling down.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
628
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Exclusive Screen Study of the Spring Exercises of the British Navy in the Mediterranean', British Movietone News Issue No. 43, 31 Mar 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2425 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)