News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

391

Date Released

30 Nov 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Foreign Affairs: Germany-Japan Anti-Communist Pact
• 2. Reports: Sir Basil Zaharoff dead
• 3. Reports: New bombers for French Air Force
• 4. Reports: Spain’s Young soldiers
• 5. Reports: Scottish Chieftain’s funeral
• 6. Reports: The Duke of Norfolk and his fiancée
• 7. Reports: Cruiser news in US and Roosevelt sets sail for Pan American Conference
• 8. Reports: Bush fire damage in Australia
• 9. Fashions: Description by Beryl de Querton
• 10. Zoo News
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - MCC play at Victoria
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rowing - Cambridge and Oxford take to the river
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 13

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cruiser News in US. SHOTLIST: Shot of the cruiser ‘Philadelphia’ being launched. Down slipway. Shot of President Roosevelt. CU leaving for the Argentine Pan American Conference. Seen standing on board ship. Shots waving. Shot of the cruiser Indianapolis leaving.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Conferences; Navy; Military; Launchings

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4923

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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