Flu

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
397
Date Released
11 Jan 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Wedding: Description by Ivan Scott
  2. 2Royal Wedding: Description by Ivan Scott
  3. 3Reports: Parachute testing ends in fatality
  4. 4Reports: Names and News:- Mr RB Bennett, former President of Canada
  5. 5Reports: Names and News:- Chiang Kai Shek
  6. 6Reports: Names and News:- Colonel Fulgencio Batista is new President of Cuba
  7. 7Reports: Names and News:- Arthur Brisbane, journalist, dies
  8. 8Reports: Names and News:- One of Mussolini’s dreams comes true
  9. 9Flu
  10. 10Tragedy
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skiing - Over grass and sand dunes in NSW, Australia
  12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rowing - GO Nickalls to coach Oxford
  13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - Perry versus Vines
  14. 14Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - The Australian Team

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 14
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flu. DESCRIPTION: Barry Barnes hopes it doesn’t find you as it leaves him. SHOTLIST: Barry Barnes seated with feet in mustard bath. Cameraman is seen in the picture taking photograph. Shots of beetles and shot of ferocious looking stuffed animals. Shots of what the comic commentator calls magnified ‘flu germs. Shots of people sitting in room wearing gas masks. Shots of movietone staff gargling to avoid the epidemic. CU of the various types and noises made by same.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Curiosities; Safety devices; Newspapers; Cameramen; Newsreels
Card file number
5022
Credits:
Commentator
Barry K. Barnes
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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