News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

242

Date Released

21 Jan 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Primate Lends Aid to Housing Scheme
• 2. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: First item shot is furious gale hurling mountainous sea in wild onslaught on coast of Britain
• 3. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: Southampton - Prince George sails on visit to South Africa
• 4. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: Hull - Big warehouse collapse results in tragedy
• 5. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: Calcutta - Second Test Match drawn
• 6. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: Tokyo - Japan hails Mikado’s son
• 7. Wide Camera Sweep Makes New Survey: Melbourne - Lord Mayor’s wedding
• 8. Greatest Dry Dock Receives Majestic
• 9. England Lay Wales Low at Cardiff

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Greatest Dry Dock Receives "Majestic". DESCRIPTION: Largest liner in world is appropriately first vessel to use enormous basin built at Southampton. SHOTLIST: Shot of the dock and the "Majestic" entering same. Pan shot from the top to the hull of the "Majestic". Shot of the "Majestic" in the dock. Crews work to empty the dock. Aerial over the docks and the ship.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2772

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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