War

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
331
Date Released
7 Oct 1935
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flashes: Mr Chamberlain lauds sentiment of Tory Meeting
  2. 2Flashes: Blackpool idea is ably reproduced at Munich Fete
  3. 3Flashes: Discovery II sets out from London on whale research
  4. 4Names and News: Focussed by Ivan Scott. a Spyglass of Celebrities: The Prince of Wales, George Eyston, Kingsford Smith, Mrs Waitkus, Lord Clarendon, Lord Bessborough, the Pope
  5. 5Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: English Women’s Golf is won by Mrs Garon in terrific final
  6. 6War

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Italy and Abyssinia After Declaration of War. DESCRIPTION: Scenes in Italy and Abyssinia on eve of declaration of war. SHOTLIST: Italian planes in formation. Bombs bursting. Planes in ‘V’ formation. CU Mussolini. Crowds assembled in the Piazza di Venezia in Rome. Mussolini on balcony making frantic speech. Addis Ababa Shots of the radio station, exterior and interior. Shots of priests and worshippers leaving churches after feast of the end of the Coptic year. Uniformed troops marching. Shots of barefeet and legs marching. Shots of the native troops in native dress and rifles packing into cattle trucks. The train leaves with the troops hanging from the windows. Shot of interior of train and the natives seated with rifles. CU one man. Uniformed officer counts them. Shot of map and arrows showing points of invasion. Interior of radio station transmitting. Pan from bottom to top of tower. CU Emperor Haile Selassie. CU Mussolini wearing helmet.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Communications; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3962
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
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