News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

302A

Date Released

21 Mar 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Athens Welcomes Victorious Troops Home from Front
• 2. First Pictures of the Scandinavian Royal Betrothed
• 3. Oxford Oarsmen Take Boat Down to the Tideway
• 4. The White Nile is Being Harnessed by Gigantic Dam
• 5. Giant "Normandie" Now Only Awaits Her Propellers
• 6. Police Horses Go into Training for Days of Jubilee
• 7. 30 Miles an Hour Has Slight Visible Effect on London
• 8. US Airship Has Hardest Voyage Going Nowhere
• 9. Germany Asserts Right to Re-Arm

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White Nile Is Being Harnessed By Gigantic Dam. SHOTLIST: Elevated shots of the men working on the White Nile. Close shots of same. Elevated shot of the dam being built. ‘Gebel Anlia’ Dam

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Locations

Egypt; River Nile

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3546

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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