Tanks Make Short Work of Obstacles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
152A
Date Released
5 May 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tanks Make Short Work of Obstacles. DESCRIPTION: US Fleet of fast moving land battleships goes on rampage in Maryland for Spring training. SHOTLIST: Fleet of tanks across countryside. Crash through trees. One shot as seen from front of tank crashing into and pushing down tree. Other tanks crashing down trees. Another shot as from front of tank. Crashing down tree. Good night shots. Smoke screen background in last scenes.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1795
Length of story (in feet)
55
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'Tanks Make Short Work of Obstacles', British Movietone News Issue No. 152A, 5 May 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3602 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)