America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
136A
Date Released
14 Jan 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain. DESCRIPTION: Republican flag is waved in Granada before statue of Columbus to honour his voyage of 1492. SHOTLIST: Long shot of balcony with flags waved from same. Crowds below. Close shot of same. Man waves flag surrounded by few eminent people. Shot over heads of crowd watching balcony. Close shot of personality on balcony raising hat and being cheered by crowd. Shot of streets. Horsemen arrive before statue. Procession follows same. Elevated view of same. Close shot of statue. Elevated shot of personality waving flag before same.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Card file number
1608
Length of story (in feet)
85
Story extras:
Film clip

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'America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain', British Movietone News Issue No. 136A, 14 Jan 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3419 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)