News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

407A

Date Released

25 Mar 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Amelia Earhart’s flight venture
• 2. Reports: Final tributes to a Great Statesman - The funeral of Sir Austen Chamberlain
• 3. Reports: Circus Wedding
• 4. Reports: Fen floods
• 5. Prodigy
• 6. Rugby
• 7. The Boat Race: Description by Alan Howland
• 8. Names and News: Il Duce
• 9. Names and News: Haile Selassie
• 10. Names and News: King Leopold in Britain
• 11. Names and News: The Duchess of Bedford is missing
• 12. Names and News: The "Normandie"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eleven Year Old Girl Check Mates Every Chess Competitor. DESCRIPTION: Eleven year old girl check mates every Chess Competition. SHOTLIST: Shot of the chessmen. Girl playing blindfold with father. Name Elaine Saunders.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Children

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5252

Credits:

Commentator

Beryl de Querton

Length of story (in feet)

42

Story extras:

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