News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

271

Date Released

13 Aug 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flyers from Canada Fail to Beat Record
• 2. Fox Glacier Resents Visitors Intrusion
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Arsenal players training under managerial scrutiny of Mr George Allison
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: California - Forest fire on mountain
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Moscow - HG Wells welcomed
• 6. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Nottingham - Leg-theory v Australians
• 7. German Girls Athletic Triumph

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exploration of Fox Glacier. DESCRIPTION: Ice river in New Zealand makes cameraman step lively on exploration of frozen caverns. SHOTLIST: Shots of men and dogs walking over the glacier. They are wearing special shoes with spikes and are carrying axes. Shots of them in the cavern. The men rush from same as part of the roof of the cavern falls. Long shot of the men walking over the frozen slopes. A large pinnacle is seen to fall. Various scenic panning shots of the glacier.

Keywords

Weather; Environment; Animals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3068

Length of story (in feet)

85

Story extras:

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