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

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Viceroy’s Cup Is Run in Calcutta. DESCRIPTION: Lord and Lady Willingdon drive in State up course to attend biggest turf occasion in East. SHOTLIST: State drive onto the course. Scenes at race course. Start of race. Finish. Shot showing one horse entering the paddock and collapsing.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Politics and government; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2752

Length of story (in feet)

138

Story extras:

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