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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

420

Date Released

21 Jun 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. In Memoriam: Tribute by Ivan Scott
• 2. Reports: The King’s Birthday kept in Jerusalem
• 3. Reports: His Majesty plants Windsor Oak Trees
• 4. Reports: Queen Mary with the nurses
• 5. Reports: RAF rehearses mammoth flight
• 6. Reports: Steel strike battle in Michigan
• 7. Ascot: Description by Beryl de Querton
• 8. Spain
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sailing - Mr Sopwith’s yachts battle off Newport, Rhode Island
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Swimming - Great Lakes Aquatic Carnival
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Peter Kane fights Maurice Hugenin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Franco’s Guns Assault Iron Ring Around Bilbao. DESCRIPTION: General Franco’s guns assault iron ring around Bilbao. SHOTLIST: Shots of the guns. Shot over the country. Guns firing. Various shots looking over the country and close and other shots of the guns firing. Close shot of breech of gun. B&W Issue - Soldiers loads guns. Various shots as above. Formation of bombers fly into camera.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5450

Credits:

Commentator

Eric Dunstan

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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