Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: London - Big Ben in splints

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

253

Date Released

9 Apr 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Navy Plays Its Cup Final at Gibraltar
2. 2Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Vickers Supermarine "Seagull" V at Farnborough for its first catapult launch
3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Watertown, Mass - Felling of 150 foot chimney
4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Maryland - Tanks demolish barracks
5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Heston Aerodrome - Girl Glider arrives
6. 6Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: London - Big Ben in splints
7. 7Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Remscheid - The Human Cannon Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Section Title

Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Picture Paragraphs Big Ben in splints. SHOTLIST: Shot of ground with traffic and Big Ben seen through arches with scaffolding around same. Unusual shot looking up at same. Scene of street below taken from top. Men work on the scaffolding.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2866

Length of story (in feet)

51

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