News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

70

Date Released

6 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Lord Northcliffe’s Memory Honoured in Fleet Street
• 2. Army Undertakes New Service
• 3. Five Hundred Mile Race at Brooklands
• 4. Highland Gathering in Rocky Mountains
• 5. Berlin Communists Celebrate Gains
• 6. Pall of Tragedy Hangs over Nation - R101 Last Pictures

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Undertakes New Service. Felling Norris Bridge. DESCRIPTION: Demonstration of chimney felling at Norris Bridge by Royal Engineers. SHOTLIST: Close shots of the charge being placed. Charge fired. Chimney falls. Children and army clamber over fallen bricks.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Explosions; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

882

Length of story (in feet)

55

Story extras:

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