Navy’s Rum Ration

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

34

Date Released

27 Jan 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hungary Still Keeps Up a Brave Show
2. 2Mr John D Rockefeller - The Richest Man in the World
3. 3Rice Cakes While you Wait
4. 4Navy’s Rum Ration
5. 5American Winter Sports at Lake Placid

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy’s Rum Ration. SHOTLIST: No reduction in rum says the man who goes down to the sea in ships. Shots of the sailors lining up and drawing the ration. CU sailor drinking his from basin.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Economics; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

537

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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