News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

116A

Date Released

27 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Emergency Cabinet Holds First Meeting
• 2. Ailing of All Lands Flock to Lourdes
• 3. Fly over Schneider Trophy Course
• 4. Now Will You Come When You’re Called!
• 5. HM the King of Siam is Guest of Canada
• 6. French Jousters Have a Wet Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Jousters Have a Wet Day. DESCRIPTION: Children have plenty of fun watching keen exponents of unusual canal sport at Sete. SHOTLIST: Crowd watch boats on canal. Close shot of boats pass one another and two men with poles push at one another. Children (close shot) watching. Boats again. Pan shot of crowd on bank.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Water sports

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1385

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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