Shortest Day Puts Move in Movietone

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

238

Date Released

25 Dec 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maltese Celebrate ‘King of King’s Feast
2. 2US Car Driver Has a Miracle Escape
3. 3Orang-utans Hold at Home in Sydney
4. 4Children in Bavaria Start Skiing Young
5. 5Mr Lansbury Sends Greeting to His Friends
6. 6Shortest Day Puts Move in Movietone

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shortest Day Puts Move in Movietone. DESCRIPTION: Drear December, finds abnormal methods being employed to make up for loss of daytime. SHOTLIST: All optically speeded up material: Man rushes from house and rushes back up steps again. Tower Bridge with shots of tugs darting about all over the place. Clock hands dashing round. Car dashing down village streets. Policeman and people and cars dashing along. Girl dashes to post. Lift elevating speedily. Officer girl typing rapidly. Clerk at Telephone. Camera staff working madly.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Women; Weather; Curiosities; Police; Newsreels

Locations

London; River Thames; England

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2736

Length of story (in feet)

88

Story extras:

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