Anti-Noise

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

376

Date Released

17 Aug 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Anti-Noise
2. 2Reports: Line Regiment takes over Palace duty
3. 3Reports: Church Centenary in Australia
4. 4Reports: Warships in Tangier
5. 5Reports: New York starts building again
6. 6Reports: New Zealand Ferry charges Wharf
7. 7Agriculture
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Last Test v All India
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: White City Athletics

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Anti-Noise Experiments. DESCRIPTION: Experiments lead to notable reduction in underground Hubbub. SHOTLIST: Underground travel, arriving at station etc. as seen from cabin of driver. The doors open. Shot of people entering train. Men in tunnel place padding on the side of the rail. Shots of rail being welded. Passengers enter doors. Guards stand at same. Doors close. Train starts off again as seen from driver’s cabin. Shot of hand and lever and of the driver in the cabin. Shot of the interior of the train and passengers seated. Shot of train entering silent section. Two passengers speaking loudly are affected by the silent section.

Keywords

Railways; Transport; Science and technology; Pollution

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4697

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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