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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

400A

Date Released

4 Feb 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Boxing: Described by Alan Howland
• 2. Reports: Melbourne Blaze
• 3. Reports: New York - Paris Air Race plane
• 4. Reports: New Propellers for Giant liners
• 5. Reports: A High Horse - The Royal Agricultural Show
• 6. Reports: Prince Michael of Rumania’s illness
• 7. Reports: Nice holds Carnival - rain or shine
• 8. Reports: Skiing by numbers in France ...
• 9. Reports: ... And Italy
• 10. Reports: Cold snap in Stettin
• 11. Floods
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - Test Match at Adelaide
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - The Davis Cup draw
• 14. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Jack Doyle and Billy Wells sparring
• 15. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Bobsleighing at Garmisch

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 15

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skiing By Numbers in France. SHOTLIST: Chasseurs Alpine (French Alpine troops) leaving the start. Shots skiing down past trees etc. Shots of the ski-jumps.

Keywords

Sport; Winter sports; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5098

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

21

Story extras:

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