News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

439

Date Released

1 Nov 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Autumn leaves
• 2. Reports: Tragic American plane crash
• 3. Reports: Tin can mail
• 4. Reports: Big spark in Paris
• 5. Reports: Christmas Pie
• 6. Electioneering: Supported by Carl Bernard
• 7. Screen
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Spring racing in Australia
• 9. Skating
• 10. Shanghai

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Osa Johnson Parade African Natives in Livingstone Epic. DESCRIPTION: Osa Johnson parade African natives for Livingstone epic. SHOTLIST: Close shots of Osa Johnson with Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Popham in Nairobi. She also inspects natives. She instructs the natives who are going to act as film extras in the way she wishes them to perform. At Zanzibar she walks through doorway of Hotel in which Livingstone stayed. She of the building. Shot taken with the Sultan Of Zanzibar. Other scenes taken with him.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5836

Credits:

Commentator

Robert A. Gibbon

Length of story (in feet)

70

Story extras:

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