News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

423

Date Released

12 Jul 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The King in Glasgow and Edinburgh
• 2. Reports: Roosevelt’s son weds Miss Ethel Dupont
• 3. Reports: Caterpillar plague
• 4. Reports: German Stunt Flyer
• 5. Reports: German "Double" Autogyro rises straight up
• 6. Cricket - Eton V Harrow
• 7. Palestine Story
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Lacrosse - America plays England
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Open Golf - Henry Cotton draws the final for Victory
• *SCOTLAND’S HOMAGE: The King and Queen’s Coronation Visit to Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Palestine. Commission’s Reports Turns Spotlight on Jerusalem’s Affairs. DESCRIPTION: Opposition in Jerusalem. Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Moses. SHOTLIST: Aerial over Jerusalem. Shot CU of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Various shots in the streets with crowds with bands and banners. Included in B&W is a shot of the Moslem Mosque of Omar. Moslems wait at the city gates. Procession to tomb of Moses. Crowds wait under umbrellas. Arab boy scouts. Arabs with banners. Tower of the tomb of Moses. Water drawn from holy well. Arabs dance. Sword play.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Children; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5500

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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