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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

426

Date Released

1 Aug 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Italy
• 2. Ulster
• 3. Reports: Anti-gas moral for Navy Week Show
• 4. Reports: Japanese fish caught in style
• 5. Reports: Grim disaster on India railway
• 6. Reports: Film star married - Virginia Cherrill marries the Earl of Jersey
• 7. Reports: A Naval occasion
• 8. Reports: Army Chiefs review Air Force Cadets
• 9. Soldiering
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Pelota - Exhibition of the Basque Game in Paris
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Soccer - English Amateur Team v Australia
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Steeplechasing - The Flemington Grand National
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rodeo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Rifle Brigade Find Bridging a Canal Made Light. DESCRIPTION: London Rifle Brigade in camp make light of bridging canal encouraged by Carl Bernard. SHOTLIST: Shots of the men outside the camp, cleaning shoes etc. Shot of the men parading with rifles. Bugle calls. Bridge a river with pontoon. They run along wearing gas masks. After this the troops run along the bridge. One man falls into the river. CU climbing out.

Keywords

Curiosities; Safety devices; Engineering; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5554

Credits:

Commentator

Carl Bernard

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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