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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

385A

Date Released

22 Oct 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Vanderbilt Cup Race
• 2. Reports: Danish Royalty on visit to Britain
• 3. Reports: Cruise Liner on visit to Britain
• 4. Reports: Wreck off California
• 5. Reports: Electricity Pageant
• 6. Gas
• 7. Naval Affairs
• 8. Naval Affairs
• 9. Fashions: Described by Beryl de Querton
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Mizler v Walsh fight
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Canoe attempt in Channel
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Ireland v Germany Soccer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas - Gay Paris. DESCRIPTION: Gay Paris turns into City of Darkness in Air Raid Black-Out. SHOTLIST: Night shot of lamps. Shot of people seated in restaurant and leaving to cellars as siren sounds. People wearing gas-masks as they enter the shelter. Night shots of the mock air raid. Anti-gas squads at work.

Keywords

Safety devices; War damage; Civil defence

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4825

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

64

Story extras:

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