News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

123

Date Released

12 Oct 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. City Proclamation of Dissolution
• 2. Flying Finn Beats German Aces
• 3. Kingsford Smith Gets Here to Late
• 4. Berkshire Flappers Are Firefighters
• 5. Sir Frederick Wall with the Amateurs
• 6. Prime Minister Makes Plea for National Unity at Election

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berkshire Flappers Are Firefighters. DESCRIPTION: Reading store possesses smart corps of girls who are really hose experts. SHOTLIST: Girls wearing fire uniforms run along with tender. Girl stands on ledge and yells for help. She jumps into net spread below. Another shot of tube being lowered and girl coming down same. Another jump into net. Girls with pump and hoses. CU of the girls with the pump and wielding the hoses. CU girl with hose.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Women; Fires

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1460

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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