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

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HM Ships Crews Hold Own Regatta. DESCRIPTION: Cutters and whalers sail in Navarino Harbour for cup given by C-in-C of Mediterranean Fleet. SHOTLIST: Ships sailing in the harbour. Close shot of officer looking through binoculars. Sailing ships seen from ship. Various shots of the sailors passing camera. Admiral Sir WW Fisher watching the race. Shots of the race.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2758

Length of story (in feet)

130

Story extras:

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