News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

180

Date Released

14 Nov 1932

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Coast Guardsman Take to the Air
• 2. Lady Astor Returns to Native Country
• 3. Turkeys Turn Pale as Christmas Nears
• 4. Armistice Day 1932

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coast Guardsman Take to the Air. DESCRIPTION: Demonstration rescue is staged by US lifesavers off Cape May to prove value of seaplanes. SHOTLIST: Sea planes past camera, landing on water. Close shot of sea plane in air and shot of another on the water, with ship in background. Long shot of ship with mist in front of same. Close shot of plane on water with "US Coastguards" on same. Rubber dinghy launched from side of same and rowed away. Dinghy in foreground. Aerial of ship on water. Rubber dinghy rescues man from sea and pulls back to plane. They climb aboard. Plane in air. Long shot of vessel on sea. Plane in air past camera.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2104

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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