News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

384A

Date Released

15 Oct 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Aviation: Johannesburg greets Scott and Guthrie at end of big race. AND: Home again to Croydon
• 2. New Train Ferry across Channel
• 3. Sports: Lovelock loses in Princetown Mile
• 4. Reports: Latest Additions to the American Navy
• 5. Reports: Princess Juliana at Rotherham
• 6. Reports: Mr Baldwin returns to Downing Street
• 7. Old London
• 8. The Caesarewitch

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old London. High Times in Old Kent Road. DESCRIPTION: High Times in the Old Kent Road. SHOTLIST: Newspapers lying around with headlines of East End etc. Hooligans Raid Shops etc. Costers in procession. CU of Costers and Pearly Kings and Queen. Back of Costers with Pearly ‘King of Finsbury’ on back. With Fruit in baskets. Procession. The ceremony is Harvest Festival and the church to which it is taken is ‘St Mary Magdelan’ Old Kent Road. Westminster Abbey - Close shot with Big Ben in background and Judges procession. CU of the Judges and CU of one wearing wigs and gowns.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Riots; Crime; Fashion and costume; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4808

Credits:

Commentator

Barry K. Barnes

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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