News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

242A

Date Released

25 Jan 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. France Pays Honour to Emeraude Victims
• 2. Surf Boats at Bondi Battle Huge Waves
• 3. Camera Sports News at Home and Abroad: In first snapshot, Glasgow students re exacting toll from citizens in annual hospitals street rag
• 4. Camera Sports News at Home and Abroad: Khartoum - Colonial Secretary’s visit
• 5. Camera Sports News at Home and Abroad: Corfu - British Naval courtesies
• 6. America is Changed, Says Lord Donegall

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America is Changed, Says Donegall. DESCRIPTION: Journalist peer voices his pleasant impressions of US on first visit after interval of ten years. SHOTLIST: Shot of the Peer talking the the camera. Scene of gangsters of line for identification. Close shot of hand holding pistol fading to coffin put into ambulance. Scene of New York street at night showing the illuminated signs, and traffic. Montage of repeal scenes. Bottle shaker, etc. Shot of drunk sitting at table drinking. Crowd of people making merry at table. Chorus girls dancing on stage. Texas Guinan with some of her girls. Girl and men drinking at bar. Shot of a sawn off shot gun. Girls dancing on table tops in night club. Plane in air from NY to Los Angeles. Over mountain scenery (scenic shot of this). Aerial of skyscrapers with all the windows lit up (night). Train pulling in to station and passenger boarding same. Close shot of foot and ankle of a woman and feet of other women. Aerial of Washington over the Capitol. Roosevelt and Mrs R seated and at childrens’ party. Interior of Sing-Sing showing the prison cells. Close shot of one cell. Shot of look out tower. Ground shot of prison with the convicts playing football. Silhouette shot of man seated in electric chair.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Children; Environment; Weapons; Aristocracy; Aviation; Railways; Death; Newspapers; Crime; Performing arts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2777

Length of story (in feet)

194

Story extras:

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