Round the World with Movietone: Tackling the shark menace

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
451A
Date Released
27 Jan 1938
Date submitted
17 Jan 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Section Title
Round the World with Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Catching Sharks in Nets. SHOTLIST: Government acts to combat the shark menace. Medium and close shots of nets being made. Diesel trawlers leaving harbour. Pan shot around to Bondi Beach - long shot bathers in sea. Sharks being caught in net and landed on the boats.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fisheries; Animals
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Sydney
Card file number
32331
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Lew Lehr
Commentator
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:

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'Round the World with Movietone: Tackling the shark menace', British Movietone News Issue No. 451A, 27 Jan 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8449 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)