News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

136

Date Released

11 Jan 1932

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Another Submarine for British Navy
• 2. Kingsford Smith is Fit Again at Last
• 3. Meet Light Blues to Row against Oxford
• 4. American Hustle is a Fact and No Myth
• 5. Sweep Luck Brings Trials to Mr Scala
• 6. Cup Holders Fail to Survive 3rd Round

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Pedestrians Jump to It. DESCRIPTION: Pedestrians jump to it in Chicago, and traffic on City’s Canals meet no irritating delays. SHOTLIST: Speeded up story of traffic on canal racing along also traffic in streets racing past camera. Bridges on canals raise quickly as barges pass. One has the illusion of actually travelling on a canal transport under the bridges etc.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Curiosities; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1604

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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