News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

270A

Date Released

9 Aug 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Earl Beatty Sees Navy Week Going
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is judging and jumping competition at world famous show held in Dublin
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Tennessee - Motor cycle hill climb
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Near Rome - Pope at summer castle
• 5. Empire Games Reach Concluding Stages
• 6. Hindenburg is Laid to Rest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindenburg Laid to Rest. DESCRIPTION: Movietone News presents the scenes at Tannenberg during the impressive funeral ceremony. SHOTLIST: German soldiers marching with fixed bayonets. Close shot past camera. Shots of the funeral procession and the soldiers marching with flaming torches. All night shots, above. The gun carriage arrives at the war memorial and the coffin is taken from same. Long shot of Hitler with the relatives. General shot of the ceremony. Elevated shot of a large cross surrounded by wreaths. Close shot of the cross. Sound of the gun salute.

Keywords

Politics and government; Weapons; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3067

Length of story (in feet)

158

Story extras:

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