News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

240

Date Released

8 Jan 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Camera Snaps News at Home and Abroad: First item is snowstorm in America during worst blizzard experienced since year 1926
• 2. Camera Snaps News at Home and Abroad: Netheravon - Army training in winter
• 3. Camera Snaps News at Home and Abroad: Brough - Launch of giant seaplane
• 4. Camera Snaps News at Home and Abroad: Oxford - GA Ellison introduces possibles for the Eight
• 5. Camera Snaps News at Home and Abroad: London - West End fire epidemic
• 6. Sir John Simon Pays Flying Visit to Rome
• 7. The Viceroy’s Cup is Run in Calcutta
• 8. Expeditions Still Combing Loch Ness

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir John Simon Pays Flying Visit to Rome. DESCRIPTION: With his wife, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, lands from plane en route to confer with Il Duce. SHOTLIST: Lands from plane, is greeted and enters car.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Foreign relations

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2751

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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