Reports: Big Negro Baptism

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

382

Date Released

28 Sep 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boxing: Reported by Alan Howland
2. 2Reports: Ready for the Air Race to Johannesburg
3. 3Reports: Closing in on Madrid
4. 4Reports: Brass Band Festival
5. 5Reports: European refugees from Abyssinia
6. 6Reports: Hitler Youth in Italy
7. 7Reports: Giant Power Station opened in Fulham
8. 8Reports: Big Negro Baptism
9. 9Femina: Described by Beryl de Querton: A Wedding - Miss Baden Powell, daughter of Chief Scout weds
10. 10Femina: Described by Beryl de Querton: Atlantic Flying
11. 11Femina: Described by Beryl de Querton: Deliberate plane crashing
12. 12Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 12

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Negro Baptism. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of mass of Negroes. Shot of Negroes jerking around in a dance. Priest wades into the river. Shots of boat and Negroes. Close shots of the baptisms and the ducking.

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4763

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

33

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive