Learning on ScreenExclusive Screen Study of the Spring Exercises of the British Navy in the Mediterranean
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- British Movietone Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exclusive Screen Study of British Navy at Spring Exercises in Med. DESCRIPTION: Battleships in Line Ahead, shots of HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney. SHOTLIST: Battleships in Line Ahead. Battleship in line near camera. HMS Nelson passes ‘Rodney’ to take up lead. Shot of ?? Nelson steaming along. The Guns of Rodney are Trained on the Enemy Fleet Close shots of the guns being trained. Enemy Aircraft Launch An Attack and HMS Nelson Turns to avoid a Torpedo Dropped by Enemy Planes zoom over fleet. Over structure of Nelson. One flies close to camera. Officers and men on deck look up at planes. Explosion in distance. Shots of the Nelson leaving the line and steaming aside. Fleet Return to Gibraltar Good shots of the fleet in line ahead. Close shot of anchor chain rattling down.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 628
- Length of story (in feet)
- 255
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