News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

387A

Date Released

5 Nov 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Parliament opened
• 2. Reports: Roosevelt re-elected
• 3. Reports: Ship breaks in two
• 4. Reports: Duce tells Milan
• 5. Reports: King Carol in Prague
• 6. Fashions
• 7. Cycling
• 8. Floods: Description by Eric Dunstan
• 9. Old London: Remarks by Barry Barnes
• 10. Spain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Madrid Government Prepares to Risk Franco’s Assault. DESCRIPTION: Madrid Government prepares to resist Franco’s assault. SHOTLIST: Street scenes in Madrid. Shot of the Government army digging in. shot of machine guns etc. Shot of troop train with militia. Battle going on over graveyards. Street fighting. Snipers bullets.

Keywords

Politics and government; Health and medicine; Weapons; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4865

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

55

Story extras:

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