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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

438

Date Released

25 Oct 1937

Date submitted

21 Oct 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Aviation: Jean Batten sets new record
• 2. Reports: The War in China
• 3. Reports: Trafalgar Day
• 4. Reports: Their Majesties Tour concludes
• 5. Reports: The Duke of Kent at Treforest
• 6. Reports: Queen Mary at Deptford
• 7. Reports: Dog auction
• 8. Reports: Burma oil blaze
• 9. Parliament
• 10. Traffic: Described by Sir Malcolm Campbell
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wrestling matters - Londos and Pencheff arrive and Los Angeles wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New York Method of Solving a Problem of Congestion. DESCRIPTION: New York method of solving a problem of congestion. SHOTLIST: Aerial of the traffic on the new highways. Shots of the opening ceremony. Shot of the Governor at same. Shot of the Highway roundabout with fountains in same. Shots of the highway on Manhattan alongside the River Hudson. Shots of cars on the roads. Elevated shot of the traffic passing under the George Washington Bridge. Aerial shots of the traffic alongside Riverside Drive. Aerial shots of the highway.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Road transport

Footage sources

New York

Card file number

5801

Credits:

Commentator

Sir Malcolm Campbell

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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