News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

421A

Date Released

1 Jul 1937

Date submitted

29 Jun 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Riots
• 2. Golf
• 3. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Polar flight
• 4. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: 1.5d. Air Mail
• 5. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Hatfield Show
• 6. Henley
• 7. Railways
• 8. Railways
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - The first Test at Lord’s versus New Zealand
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - Wimbledon Dorothy Round defeats Helen Jacobs and von Cramm beats Bunny Austin
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing - The French Grand Prix at Longchamps

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 11

Section Title

Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1d. Air Mail. SHOTLIST: Shots of air mail letters being stamped and placed in mail bag. ‘Centurian’ Flying Boat taking off on pioneer flight.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Communications; Postal services

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5472

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

23

Story extras:

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