Arson
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 12 / 15
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Poor Old Guy Fawkes Gets It in the Neck All Over Britain. DESCRIPTION: Poor old Guy Fawkes gets it in the neck all over Britain says Carl Bernard. SHOTLIST: Night shots of tableaux in fireworks. Torchlight procession. Night shot of fireworks. Night shot of bonfire burning. Shot of the guy burning. Shot of Paul Wyand as small boy leading torchlight procession. He steals firework from box. Shots of fireworks alight and gets the worst of the bargain. Seen with box over head and dirt over face. Guy Fawkes’ Day, Fireworks - CARD 32008 Shot of Paul Wyand (dressed as boy) leading gang of kids along road. Shots of one to two tableaux. Wyand attempts to steal fireworks from box thereof, and is frustrated but manages to throw lighted match into box causing explosion, of which he is the victim, final shot of him with legs through box, face blacked.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Fires; Explosions; Cameramen; Newsreels
- Footage sources
- Local
- Card file number
- 5928
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Carl Bernard
- Length of story (in feet)
- 69
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How to cite this record
'Arson', British Movietone News Issue No. 440, 9 Nov 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8181 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)