News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

444A

Date Released

9 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

11 / 14

Section Title

Sports: Reported by Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Australian Tennis Champion. SHOTLIST: Adrian meets John Bromwich in mens’ singles. New South Wales Championships. Shots of play. CU Jack Crawford. CU Bromwich playing in slow motion. Quist serving. Game ends. Bromwich wins the title. CU.

Keywords

Sport; Newsreels

Footage sources

Sydney

Card file number

5896

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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