News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

351A

Date Released

27 Feb 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Italian Victory
• 2. Reports: Tommy Rose’s Flight
• 3. Reports: Japanese murders
• 4. Reports: More fun at Monte
• 5. Reports: The ‘Woolworth’ Baby
• 6. Leap Year: Remarks by Brian Saveall
• 7. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Fred Perry wields his racket again
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Suzanne Lenglen’s School
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Newbury Steeplechase
• 10. Fashions: Described by Beryl de Querton
• 11. Hush-Hush

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leap Year Story. DESCRIPTION: Males go in mortal fear of acquisition by female furies. SHOTLIST: Stone age men and women in the wild times. Modern age woman chases man. Man seated on seat in park with women dancing around him. Bathing beauties. Max Baer teaching women to box. Man on beach surrounded by bevy of women. Cats on wall fighting. Man and woman on settee proposed also couple in park. Handcuffs on man. Mass wedding. Couples pushing prams.

Keywords

Sport; Curiosities; Boxing; Marriages; Animals; History and archaeology

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4289

Credits:

Commentator

Brian B. Saveall

Length of story (in feet)

67

Story extras:

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