News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

443

Date Released

29 Nov 1937

Date submitted

23 Nov 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Mourning
• 2. Reports: When it is springtime in Sydney
• 3. Reports: Present from Mars?
• 4. Reports: Smithy junior
• 5. Reports: US Police throw whisky away
• 6. Reports: Franco’s men build a rapid bridge
• 7. Carnival
• 8. Aviation: A Civil Enquiry by Ivan Scott
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rowing - Jack Beresford with the crew of the boat for the Empire Games
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rugger - Blackheath v Harlequins
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Steve - Donoghue retires

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Franco’s Men Build Rapid Bridge. SHOTLIST: Shots of the bridge completed. Religious inauguration. Ribbon being cut and bridge opened. Spanish soldiers waves first train on. Close shot of wheels and engine and LS of train on the bridge. Line between Salamanca and Seville.

Keywords

Railways; Ceremonies; Engineering; Military; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5945

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

28

Story extras:

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