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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

454

Date Released

14 Feb 1938

Date submitted

10 Feb 1938

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Horror in Barcelona
• 2. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Raid precautions in Britain
• 3. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia keeps 150th Birthday
• 4. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ulster Unionists win election
• 5. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Niagara ice-jam, further havoc
• 6. Aviation: Aeroplane Show in Chicago
• 7. Around Town
• 8. Sports Page: Steeplechasing
• 9. Sports Page: Roller Skating Derby in Miami
• 10. Sports Page: 5th Round Cup Ties
• *Sports Page: FA Cup Ties for Provinces Only

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 10

Section Title

Sports Page

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Roller Skate Racing. SHOTLIST: Miami indoor roller skating ends in a pile-up after two beauties start a private feud in a backstretch. Various shots of the contestants skating round bends. Shots of one falling and others trip over same. Woman has injuries tended. Other shots of the skating and a pile up after a fall.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Women; Competitions

Footage sources

New York

Card file number

32548

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

30

Story extras:

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