News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

59

Date Released

21 Jul 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Girl Guides Greet Lord and Lady Baden Powell
• 2. Special Movietone Pictures of Young Stribling in Training
• 3. Paris Remembers the Storming of the Bastille
• 4. King’s Prize Contest at Bisley
• 5. The Duke of Gloucester Speaks at Stanmore Hospital
• 6. Crossing the Line Ceremony Staged at Weymouth

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crossing the Line Ceremony Staged at Weymouth. DESCRIPTION: Neptune deserts equator to give special show at Weymouth. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the ceremony. Shaving. Ducking etc.

Keywords

Women; Curiosities; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

783

Length of story (in feet)

133

Story extras:

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