War

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
361
Date Released
4 May 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Speed at Brooklands
  2. 2Reports: Zeebrugge Tribute
  3. 3Reports: Motor-bike madness
  4. 4Reports: Born Acrobats
  5. 5War
  6. 6Royal Academy: Described by Beryl de Querton
  7. 7Dancing
  8. 8India
  9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Johnny King and Carlton training
  10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Baseball - The US sport comes to Britain
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Golf - Amateur Golf at Deal
  12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - Bournemouth Hard Court Finals
  13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: A Birdman

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 13
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Fall of Addis Ababa. DESCRIPTION: The fall of Addis Ababa. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the capital, Addis Ababa. Shot of the Emperor. CU. Shot of the native warriors clamouring for attack. Shot of the rain coming. The Italians moving up with vehicles. CU Mussolini. Feet of Abyssinians wallowing in mud. Shots of Badoglio taking over the command. Shot of cavalry jumping and tanks and mechanised units moving up. Aerial of bombers lined up on ground. Bomber formation in the air. Bombs falling. Ground shot of burning towns. Italians firing field guns and Abyssinians firing rifles. Close shots of the Italian flag flying. Shots of Haile Selassie.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Weather; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4459
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
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