Abyssinia

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

330A

Date Released

3 Oct 1935

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flashes: The Labour Party hold conference in Brighton Dome
2. 2Flashes: European Pot Pourri
3. 3Flashes: 14,000 miners are striking in Welsh Colliery Group
4. 4Sculling
5. 5Abyssinia
6. 6Fashions: Described by Beryl de Querton
7. 7Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sing Sing Rugby Football Match
8. 8Stop Press

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Latest News From Abyssinia. DESCRIPTION: Latest film despatch from the Movietone Unit on the spot. SHOTLIST: Shot of Movietone agents and cameraman in Addis Ababa. Shot of Addis Ababa. Natives marching to Palace. Shot of natives with rifles. Shots of native warriors with spears and old fashioned rifles. Close shot of Colonel Herbert Julian, aviator who has offered services. Scenes at the airport. Shot of bags of arms loaded onto plane. Plane takes off. Shots of the natives, of the Italian army, infantry and cavalry.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3954

Credits:

Commentator

Eric Dunstan

Length of story (in feet)

115

Story extras:

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