Abyssinia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
331A
Date Released
10 Oct 1935
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Kent on the Birth of their Baby Son
  2. 2Flashes: Well of petrol is struck beneath London laundry
  3. 3Flashes: Bright prospects face the British Herring fishers
  4. 4Flashes: Jack Petersen is married to Miss Betty Williams
  5. 5Names and News: Focussed by Ivan Scott. a Spyglass on Celebrities: The King and Queen with the Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Scott, Premier Lyons and Shirley Temple, Major Attlee, Mr de Valera, Ladoumergue, Brantome
  6. 6Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: America regains Ryder Cup from Great Britain by easy margin
  7. 7Abyssinia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First War Film From Abyssinia. DESCRIPTION: First war film from the front. SHOTLIST: CU young Abyssinian soldier in native dress carrying rifle. He speaks in English against War. Elevated shot of natives massing in Addis Ababa. Shot of cloudburst and rain swamping the city. The Emperor walking under umbrella. Shot of marchpast of uniformed troops. Cavalry follow up. Shots of the native warriors giving demonstration. Shots from Italian Front. Soldiers with gun. Close shot of soldier looking through gunsight. Shot of General de Bono and Count Ciano walking to camera. Guns being brought up. Supplies taken from lorries. Abyssinian Front. Lorries past camera with Abyssinian native troops seated in same. Lorries going into water and being pulled out by natives. Close shot of wheel in mud. Cavalry of Abyssinian warriors and guerillas moving up. Sniper in tree. Warriors firing machine guns and rifles.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Vehicles; Weather; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3970
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
205
Story extras:
Film clip

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