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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

454A

Date Released

17 Feb 1938

Date submitted

10 Feb 1938

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Japanese occupy Tsingtao again
• 2. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Singapore defences tested
• 3. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s Naval Policy
• 4. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australian Celebrations continued
• 5. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dr Schuschnigg yields to Hitler
• 6. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gales, Snow and "Walrus" aground
• 7. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Leviathan in the Forth
• 8. The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Funeral of Prince Nicholas of Greece
• 9. Aviation: New ‘birdman’ makes debut and "Crack-up" Frakes crashes fiftieth plane
• 10. Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Ishbel MacDonald and her fiancé
• 11. Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Gracie Fields and her investiture
• 12. Sports Page: Ice Hockey in Prague
• 13. Sports Page: Sail Skating
• 14. Sports Page: Ice Yachting in Wisconsin
• 15. Sports Page: Silver Skates Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

13 / 15

Section Title

Sports Page

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sailing on Skates. SHOTLIST: Americans at the art of sailing on skates. To do this a set of specially designed skates are necessary and a model sail, with balance and design similar to that of yachts. CW "Rance" Capes, National champion with No 7 on sail and wearing an aviation helmet, and also Charley Decker, a clever performer with No 2 on his sail, show their skill at this particular winter sport.

Keywords

Sport

Footage sources

New York

Card file number

32562

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

15

Story extras:

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