News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

226A

Date Released

5 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Lindberghs Land on River at Moscow
• 2. France Ships Gang to Devil’s Island
• 3. Now We Can All Go Shooting Rapids
• 4. Judges Procession Opens Legal Year
• 5. Knife-Thrower Does William Tell Act
• 6. Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Now We Can All Go Shooting Rapids. DESCRIPTION: Motor-boat fitted with air propeller and detachable rudder is tested over shoals in River Severn. SHOTLIST: Shot of the designer seated in the boat explaining same. Shot of the boat on the water. Close shot of driver at wheel.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2609

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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