Wreckers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

377

Date Released

24 Aug 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: A slight slip on Sheppey Bridge
2. 2Reports: Dangers of damming Columbia River
3. 3Reports: Extra ordinary finish to Melbourne Hunt Cup
4. 4Reports: Behind the scenes in Spain
5. 5Reports: Plane crashes in street in Hanworth
6. 6Reports: New NSW Governor welcomed in Sydney
7. 7Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Brixham Trawler Race
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: The Grasmere Sports in the Lake District with the Guides Race and Hound Trailing
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Football - The Arsenal in training
10. 10Hats
11. 11Russia
12. 12Wreckers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

12 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wrecking. DESCRIPTION: Sport of smashing up things is apparently spreading fast. SHOTLIST: Shot of car driving into another. Old cars are driven over the cliff. Plane crashes into hut. Plane is wrecked. Frakes is the pilot. Plane catches fire. Shot of Frakes unhurt. Reverse action shot of the plane and building becoming whole again. Crowds rush and screaming. Wrestlers attempting to wreck one another. Over the ropes and into the audience. Speeded up shots of wrestling.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Accidents and disasters; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4710

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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