News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

409

Date Released

5 Apr 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Railway tragedy at Battersea
• 2. Reports: Wreck rescue
• 3. Reports: Queen Mary at Guildford
• 4. Reports: The King’s Barge
• 5. Reports: World’s greatest land plane
• 6. Reports: Combined manoeuvres in Australia
• 7. Reports: Destruction practice in Germany
• 8. Fashions: Described by Beryl de Querton
• 9. Joie De Vivre
• 10. Science
• 11. Sports: Reported by Ivan Scott: Jack Petersen retires
• 12. Sports: Reported by Ivan Scott: Perry beats Tilden

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 12

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wreck rescue. SHOTLIST: Life boat at sea. Draws up alongside ship and rescues passengers from burning freighter. They go aboard American Cruiser ‘Louisville’. US sailors seen helping. Shots of the rescued aboard the cruiser in harbour at Honolulu.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Fires; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5259

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

38

Story extras:

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