News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

440

Date Released

9 Nov 1937

Date submitted

7 Nov 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. In Memoriam
• 2. Reports: Air raid practice for Kent
• 3. Reports: Scrap iron for Japanese
• 4. Reports: New warships for USA
• 5. Reports: Apple picking in America
• 6. Reports: Earl Baldwin at the Guildhall
• 7. Reports: The Nine Power Conference in Brussels
• 8. Names and News: Eddie Cantor celebrates twenty five years in showbiz
• 9. Names and News: Mayor La Guardia is re-elected and Dewey becomes District Attorney
• 10. Names and News: Mr Cordell Hull in Canada
• 11. Names and News: Annabella leaves for Hollywood
• 12. Arson
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Darts - Marbles have been abandoned in Castleford in favour of darts
• 14. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: US Football - Notre Dame v the Navy
• 15. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Gymnastics in Australia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 15

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Warships for USA. SHOTLIST: Scenes at dockyard. Charles Edison speaking at Brooklyn Navy Yard. He helps rivet a section. Close shot of riveting. Other shots of dockyard and crowds.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5923

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

27

Story extras:

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