American Warships Drop Depth Charges

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
192
Date Released
6 Feb 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Warships Drop Depth Charges. DESCRIPTION: Destroyers flotilla goes out in heavy sea to deal with imaginary submarines off Californian Coast. SHOTLIST: Shot from stern of destroyers in line ahead. Destroyer on sea. Semi close shot of same. Head on view. Close shot of depth charge on runners and dropped overboard. Long shot of flotilla at sea with explosion of charges in foreground. Shot of destroyers ploughing through heavy seas. Elevated shot of depth charges going over. Sailors stand by. Long shot of same. Elevated shot of sailor standing by depth charges. Shot along side. Rigging etc.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2243
Length of story (in feet)
64
Story extras:
Film clip

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'American Warships Drop Depth Charges', British Movietone News Issue No. 192, 6 Feb 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4053 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)