News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

419A

Date Released

17 Jun 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Chivalry
• 2. Reports: Sea Mishaps - "Royal Archer" and "Duke of Lancaster"
• 3. Reports: Bilbao refugees in Isle of Wight
• 4. Reports: History of Trains
• 5. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sailing - Off Newport, Rhode Island the trials for the US challengers for the Americas Cup
• 6. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Motor cycling - The Junior TT on the Isle of Man
• 7. Boxing: Description by Alan Howland
• 8. Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sea Mishaps "Royal Archer" "Duke of Lancaster". SHOTLIST: Gravesend. Dusk shot of the ship at sea. Shots of the ‘Royal Archer’ at sea. Held fast on sands. With tugs around her. Aerial over the ship and the tugs. Shot of the ship beached at the Isle of Man. One optimist attempts to push the ship afloat. The crew come ashore. Tugs around the ship.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5437

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

45

Story extras:

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