News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

408A

Date Released

1 Apr 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Duke of Gloucester opens the Ideal Home Exhibition
• 2. Reports: Robes for Coronation
• 3. Reports: Brooklands record
• 4. Reports: WAR in the Desert
• 5. Reports: Submarines come to town
• 6. Reports: The flying boat disaster
• 7. Reports: Transport problem
• 8. Reports: The Pope’s recovery
• 9. Walking
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sculling - Eric Phelps and Barry
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Marbles - The Championships at Tinsley Green
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Swimming
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tobogganing - The Cresta Run at St Moritz
• 14. Tragedy

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 14

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: WAR in the Desert. SHOTLIST: Troops in the desert. Signals. Soldiers at typewriter. Officers with two others giving orders. Crossing the Nile by pontoon. Mechanised column moving off across the sand. Sir Miles Lampson watching through glasses. Field guns being fired Troops racing across the dunes. Tommies and Scots together. Place mail in bag. Scots line up for tea.

Keywords

Politics and government; Food and cooking; Weapons; Communications; Military

Locations

Egypt; River Nile

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5273

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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