News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

240A

Date Released

11 Jan 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Rome Traffic Police Have Own Boxing Day
• 2. Camera Makes Rapid Sketches at Home: First snapshot is race for Peter Pan cup contested by large entry in chilly water of Serpentine
• 3. Camera Makes Rapid Sketches at Home: Bognor - English lambing season
• 4. Camera Makes Rapid Sketches at Home: Belvedere - Steamer holed in Thames
• 5. Camera Makes Rapid Sketches at Home: Cambridge - KM Payne introduces possibles for the Eight
• 6. Czech Miners Clear Havoc of Explosion
• 7. Herbert Chapman is Buried at Hendon
• 8. HM Ship’s Crew Hold Own Regatta

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Czech Miners Clear Havoc of Explosion. DESCRIPTION: Country’s worst disaster in coal shaft spreads vast ruin, involving many fatalities at Osseg. SHOTLIST: Panning shots etc of the ruins.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Mining; Explosions; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2755

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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