Abyssinia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
363A
Date Released
21 May 1936
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Badoglio Takes of Negus’ Country. DESCRIPTION: Badoglio takes over Negus’ country and his motor car. SHOTLIST: Shot of Badoglio walking along with others after the fall of Addis Ababa. Seated in car belonging to the Negus he tours the country. Shot of Abyssinians performing native dance. Elevated shots of cars driving along Imperial Roads. Badoglio walking close to camera. Badoglio on horseback. Shot of Badoglio and Italians seated and the Ras’s bow in surrender. In Palestine, the Emperor is seen walking down steps with dogs. CU Haile Selassie. Shot entering car. Shot of native band with tall bandmaster marching along.
Keywords
Royalty; Music and dance; Animals; Exile; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4523
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:

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'Abyssinia', British Movietone News Issue No. 363A, 21 May 1936. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/6484 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)