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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

9 Nov 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Premier Goes to His Hometown for Rest
• 2. Springboks Defeat Combined Services
• 3. The 5th November - A Day to Remember
• 4. Naples Greets Heir to Italian Throne
• 5. New Freak Machine Flies Backwards
• 6. Elephants Tidy Up Ceylon Jungle
• 7. Lord Mayor Mixes Rich British Dish
• 8. Daredevil Riders in Wessex Scramble

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Elephants Tidy Up Ceylon Jungle. DESCRIPTION: Giant pachyderms clear ground in tropical forest for Crown Colony’s new arterial roads. SHOTLIST: Elephants with riders facing camera. Pan shot from top of Palm trees to bottom showing Elephant pushing down one with trunk. Close shot of another going down. Two elephants with riders together pick up a tree and carry same along. Elephants along road with trees.

Keywords

Forestry; Animals

Locations

Ceylon

Footage sources

British Movietone News

Card file number

1497

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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