News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

433A

Date Released

23 Sep 1937

Date submitted

21 Sep 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Mock War
• 2. Reports: French Army on manoeuvres
• 3. Reports: Prague in mourning
• 4. Reports: Apples for all
• 5. Reports: Miss America 1937
• 6. Reports: Olympic’s last voyage
• 7. Reports: Launchings - At Barrow-in-Furness torpedo boats for the Argentine Navy
• 8. Reports: League speeches
• 9. Institutions
• 10. Tribute: Incidental remarks by Ivan Scott
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: US Tennis Finals at Forest Hills

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prague in Mourning. SHOTLIST: Shots of building. Night shot of hearse and coffin taken for lying-in-state. Shot of the Lying-in-State. Mourners file in. Mourners and Dr Benes leave the building. Two minute silence held in the street. The mourning is for President Masaryk.

Keywords

Politics and government; Vehicles; Death; Funerals

Footage sources

Berlin

Card file number

5702

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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