America Welcomes End of the Drought

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

234

Date Released

27 Nov 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Prince of Wales Inspects 1st Battalion Seaforths
2. 2Lady Champion Gets Good Billiards Tip
3. 3America Welcomes End of the Drought
4. 4Admiral Evans Calls at Port Elizabeth
5. 5Weddings in Black Are the Latest
6. 6Free Fight Hots Up Hockey in the US
7. 7Petersen Prepares for Heavy Battle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Welcomes End of Drought. DESCRIPTION: Thirsty Los Angeles folk lend willing hands at dock with shipment of legal drink, and taste it. SHOTLIST: Crate lowered over side onto quay. Band in foreground. Crowds of women seated on trucks drawing the crates waving bottles and all singing "Happy Days are Here Again". People seated at bar drinking. Panning shot along a row of bottles on a shelf. Close shot of a bar-tender shaking a cocktail shaker.

Keywords

Politics and government; Food and cooking; Crime

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2690

Length of story (in feet)

61

Story extras:

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