News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

405

Date Released

8 Mar 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Mecca Pilgrimage
• 2. Reports: King Farouk tours Europe
• 3. Reports: Oil boring tests
• 4. Reports: Salvage by dynamite
• 5. Reports: LCC - No change
• 6. Reports: Fruit Fete
• 7. Reports: Salamanca Ceremony
• 8. Reports: Plane Crash
• 9. Longevity
• 10. Motoring
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: 6th Round Cup Ties
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: 6th Round Cup Ties
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cambridge on the Tideway
• 14. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Farr, Foord & Max Baer
• 15. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Santa Anita Derby is won by ‘Fairy Hill’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 15

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Age Occasionally Leads to Speeding Up of Faculties. DESCRIPTION: Old age occasionally leads speeding up of faculties says Barry Barnes. SHOTLIST: Shot of oldest man 104 an old Sea salt. Shot of aged man in Manchester Michael Moore. He drinks glass of beer. Close up of aged man. He shaves another. Shot of strop and razor. Speeded up shot of man being shaved.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5210

Credits:

Commentator

Barry K. Barnes

Length of story (in feet)

51

Story extras:

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