America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

136A

Date Released

14 Jan 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Heir to Ethiopia Gets a Royal Welcome
2. 2Mississippi Floods Surrounding Towns
3. 3Feverish Activity on Southampton Dock
4. 4America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain
5. 5Simple Funeral for Mr William Graham
6. 6Australia Harvests Her Sugar Crop
7. 7Volcanic Eruption Endangers Hawaii

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s Discovery Celebrated in Spain. DESCRIPTION: Republican flag is waved in Granada before statue of Columbus to honour his voyage of 1492. SHOTLIST: Long shot of balcony with flags waved from same. Crowds below. Close shot of same. Man waves flag surrounded by few eminent people. Shot over heads of crowd watching balcony. Close shot of personality on balcony raising hat and being cheered by crowd. Shot of streets. Horsemen arrive before statue. Procession follows same. Elevated view of same. Close shot of statue. Elevated shot of personality waving flag before same.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals; Animals

Card file number

1608

Length of story (in feet)

85

Story extras:

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