News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

44A

Date Released

10 Apr 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Kaye Don’s 186 MPH Along Daytona Beach
• 2. Oxford and Cambridge Crews at Putney
• 3. Minister of Health, Rt. Hon. Arthur Greenwood, MP, on Housing
• 4. Motor Cycling at Brooklands
• 5. Weird Hindu Fete at Singapore
• 6. Air Views of Destructive Fire at Hoboken, New York Harbour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weird Hindu Fete at Singapore. DESCRIPTION: Penitence and joy mingle strangely as Tamil God of Prosperity is honoured. SHOTLIST: Shots of the strange procession. A GREAT DAY FOR THE KIDS. Strange crude looking swingboats with children in same pushed round by hand. Man blows up small balloon.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

641

Length of story (in feet)

96

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