News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

444A

Date Released

9 Dec 1937

Date submitted

6 Dec 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Landslide in California
• 2. Reports: Too many pigeons
• 3. Reports: Typhoid enquiry opens
• 4. Reports: America starts its Christmas Parade
• 5. Reports: French flight over North Africa
• 6. Names and News: M Delbos
• 7. Names and News: Von Mackensen
• 8. Names and News: Prince Charles
• 9. Names and News: Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Varsity Rugby Match
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: New Australian Tennis Champion
• 12. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Centaurus off to New Zealand
• 13. Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Caledonia’s five tons of Christmas Mail
• 14. Judo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 14

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Too Many Pigeons. SHOTLIST: Shot of pigeons in Trafalgar Square. Men pick up the birds. Woman scares them away and they fly off. Pigeons being fed by woman.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Animals

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5891

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

28

Story extras:

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