Fanatical Sect Stage Odd Protests

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1092

Date Released

8 May 1950

Date submitted

4 May 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dior’s London Fashion
2. 2Beauty on Rollers
3. 3Gordon’s 4,000 (Exclusive Interview)
4. 4Fanatical Sect Stage Odd Protests
5. 5HMS Ark Royal Lives Again
6. *Oil Discovered in Pyrenean Valley
7. *Technical College Stone Laid by Her Majesty
8. *Sportsmen Shoot the Oregon Rapids

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fanatical Sect Stage Odd Protests. DESCRIPTION: It’s a crazy world, but some of the craziest people in it are Russian-descended Doukhobors of British Columbia. They burn down their homes and in addition to arson, they often un-dress in public. All this in protest against the third world war which they say mankind is heading for. SHOTLIST: KS. GV small crowd outside log hut (Doukhobors). Small crowds set light to their homes (huts). Their preacher pleads to them; on table is bread & salt - scared emblem. Shots of huts burning. Doukhorors undressing, men only.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

Canada; British Columbia

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

53676

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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