News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

332

Date Released

14 Oct 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flashes: Olympic begins last trip on way to ship breakers
• 2. Flashes: The Duke inspects Gloucesters as Colonel-in-Chief
• 3. Flashes: Arms confiscated in Great Britain burnt at Enfield
• 4. Bowls: Dialect commentary by Barry Barnes
• 5. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Interview with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
• 6. The War
• 7. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Exhibition games shows unique character of Australian Rugger
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Speed boat capsizes in President’s Cup Race on Potomac
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: US wrestling fight under jungle rules in ferocious bout

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lancashire Lads Play Bowls. DESCRIPTION: Lancashire Lads play game in downpour. SHOTLIST: Shots of the men playing the game. Shot of balls hitting one another and running across the green. Various shots of the game. Shots of the play after the rain starts and the balls going along on the rain drenched grass. Play. CU man wiping the ball.

Keywords

Sport; Weather; Curiosities

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3974

Credits:

Commentator

Barry K. Barnes

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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