News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

280A

Date Released

18 Oct 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Passing of Monsieur Poincare
• 2. Movietone News Paragraphs: Mildenhall - Line up for Air Race
• 3. Movietone News Paragraphs: Southampton - Gordon Highlanders sail for Gibraltar
• 4. Movietone News Paragraphs: St Andrews - General Smuts welcome
• 5. Movietone News Paragraphs: London - Sir Malcolm Campbell on the Motor Show
• 6. Boy-King Peter II Enters Belgrade
• 7. Yugoslavia Mourns King Alexander as His Body is Borne Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Section Title

Movietone News Paragraphs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Line up for Air Race at Mildenhall. SHOTLIST: Three Comets line up. One has propeller ticking over. Mr Scott James and Mr FA Walker with same. Mr Scott and Campbell Black in another. Jim and Amy Mollison in a third. Various shots of the planes and competitors including Melrose and Turner.

Keywords

Aviation; Competitions

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3212

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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