War

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

341A

Date Released

19 Dec 1935

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Everywhere - Christmas spirit is abroad
2. 2Reports: Australia - Henley-on-Yarra’s Sunshine Regatta
3. 3Reports: London, Geneva and Rome - Foreign Affairs cause anxiety
4. 4Hospitality: Description by Alan Howland
5. 5Industry
6. 6War

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Film on An Actual War Operation. DESCRIPTION: First film on an actual War operation photographed by Movietone Units and rushed here by plane. SHOTLIST: Bombing of Desie [sic] Aerial shot over Abyssinian countryside. Map of the country. Italians bombing up. Close shots of Haile Selassie seated. Italian squadron in the air. Bombs falling and bursting. Blazing villages. Red Cross Units tend the wounded. Red X hospital and bombs falling around. Shot of wounded Abyssinian. Other wounded being tended. Blazing native huts. Emperor seen the wounded. Stretcher cases being carried forward. Shot of operation being performed.

Keywords

Royalty; Health and medicine; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4142

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Story extras:

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