News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

399

Date Released

25 Jan 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Wedding in Scotland
• 2. Reports: Scotland in Australia
• 3. Reports: Gold galore in US
• 4. Reports: Division of Wealth
• 5. Reports: Sea Heroes
• 6. Reports: Sir Neville Chamberlain opens the new Birmingham Telephone Exchange
• 7. Reports: Michigan - "Sit Down" strikers take action
• 8. Tragedy
• 9. Rubbish
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Coxing - Tiny cox for Oxford crew
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Ice Trotting
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skating - Ice Follies of 1937
• 13. Prosperity

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: If You’ve Got Any Old Cars to Throw Away, Please Do It Tidily. DESCRIPTION: If you’ve got any old cars to throw away, please do it tidily says Brian Saveall. SHOTLIST: Shot of old crock. CU of driving mirror. CU wheel and horn. American old car being driven over cliff and crashing. Aerial of old car dump at Parkstone, Dorset. Shots of the old cars and engine with explosion from same. Wrecking windscreen. Chickens come out from under old car.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Curiosities; Stunts; Explosions; Animals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5061

Credits:

Commentator

Brian B. Saveall

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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