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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

424A

Date Released

22 Jul 1937

Date submitted

15 Jul 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Marconi Passes: a Tribute by Eric Dunstan
• 2. Reports: The King opens Fire Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth
• 3. Reports: Russian Polar Expedition in Moscow
• 4. Reports: Spanish Harvest
• 5. Reports: Walked to Capetown
• 6. Reports: Osa Johnson arrives in Nairobi
• 7. Aviation: The new America bomber, the ‘Flying Fortress’
• 8. Birdlore: with voice notes by Carl Bernard
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Davis Cup Inter Zone Final
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis Match - Charlie Chaplin & Groucho Marx v Perry & Vines
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Athletics - Oxford & Cambridge defeat Harvard & Yale

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Walked to Capetown. Still Going Strong. SHOTLIST: Pack on back of man with London-Capetown on same. Shot of Mr Jock Scott with Sir Ian Hamilton. Sir Ian speaks. Mr Scott with postman.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Postal services; Military

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5521

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

35

Story extras:

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