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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

51A

Date Released

29 May 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Sir Henry Segrave Operates and Describes His Scale Model Railway
• 2. Ashes Come Back to Our Alley
• 3. Lloyd’s Tablet Presented to RMSP "Arlanza"
• 4. First Sound Pictures (Exclusive) of the Jungle. Movietone Films the Trapping of a Man-Eating Tiger

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trapping of a Man-Eating Tiger. SHOTLIST: With HH de Souza we penetrate the wilds of British Malaya. Shot of H de Souza standing beside trap and speaking CU with small monkey. TWO TIGERS MEET AT WATER HOLE WHERE AFTERWARDS THE TRAP WAS SET. Shot of the animals with food and fighting over same. CONCEALED IN TREE ABOVE FOREST STOCKADE MOVIETONE FILM THE TRAPPING Shots of the tiger stalking around the trap. He roars. Then enters the trap. Trap closes. The men surround same.

Keywords

Sport; Environment; Animals; Hunting

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

707

Length of story (in feet)

205

Story extras:

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