News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

273

Date Released

27 Aug 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Camerons Take over Guard at Palace
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is trawlers racing at Brixham while Endeavour undergoes trials in America
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Los Angeles - Terror of the Jungle
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Abridge - Amy Mollison as pilot on Cross-Channel service
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Gravesend - US Cruisers visit
• 6. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Florence - Il Duce and Schuschnigg
• 7. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: New York - Graceful diving contest
• 8. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Osaka - Mock Air Raid in Japan
• 9. Soccer Season Gets Kicked-Off Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Section Title

Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Diving Contest in NY. SHOTLIST: Shots of fat women diving and swimming for the Heavyweight championships. Various shots and laughs from the crowd. One diver leaps backwards to board in a trick reverse action shot.

Keywords

Sport; Women; Curiosities; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3102

Length of story (in feet)

48

Story extras:

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