News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

300A

Date Released

7 Mar 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Their Majesties Drive to Church at Eastbourne
• 2. Ice-Yachting Thrills to Make Up for the Cold
• 3. Illicit Still Gang is Dealt with by American Police
• 4. The King of Siam Signs Abdication While in Britain
• 5. Pancakes Are Not the Only Idea on Shrove Tuesday
• 6. Infante Don Jaime Married in Rome
• 7. US Runs World’s Richest Turf Race
• 8. Is There to Be an Armaments Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Is There to Be An Armaments Race. SHOTLIST: The new house the Home of the League of Nations at Geneva. Shot of Japanese Navy. Germany’s air strength. Commercial planes in formation. Shot of Parade of might in Russia. Troops march past. Planes on ground in Italy. Masses of them. Artillery of France firing. Mechanised unit past camera, tanks, push past and knock down walls. Britain. Battleships firing. Troops march past. Fighters lined up on ground with propellers turning. Battleships guns firing America. Planes lined up on deck of carrier. Formation in air.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3514

Length of story (in feet)

99

Story extras:

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