News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

405A

Date Released

11 Mar 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Old Contemptibles at St Paul’s
• 2. Reports: Australian veterans for Coronation
• 3. Reports: Coronation Pottery
• 4. Reports: Air Race over the Pyramids
• 5. Reports: Coronation portraits
• 6. Reports: One man - Several Parachutes
• 7. Reports: Car into plane
• 8. Names and News: Mussolini sees his navy
• 9. Names and News: Lord Nuffield at Sydney Convalescent Home for children
• 10. Names and News: Peter Kane working as a blacksmith
• 11. Names and News: Max Baer arrives at Southampton
• 12. Names and News: Mary Pickford
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Varsity Trials at Oxford and Cambridge
• 14. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Steeplechasing at Cheltenham
• 15. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Santa Anita Handicap is won by "Rosemont"
• 16. Royalty

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 16

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Race Over the Pyramids. SHOTLIST: Shot of start of race. Plane wing seen in air. Aerial shots of the Pyramids. Winning plane of Germany past camera.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Aviation; Competitions

Locations

Cairo

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5220

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

27

Story extras:

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