Reports: Prague in mourning

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

433A

Date Released

23 Sep 1937

Date submitted

21 Sep 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mock War
2. 2Reports: French Army on manoeuvres
3. 3Reports: Prague in mourning
4. 4Reports: Apples for all
5. 5Reports: Miss America 1937
6. 6Reports: Olympic’s last voyage
7. 7Reports: Launchings - At Barrow-in-Furness torpedo boats for the Argentine Navy
8. 8Reports: League speeches
9. 9Institutions
10. 10Tribute: Incidental remarks by Ivan Scott
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: US Tennis Finals at Forest Hills

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prague in Mourning. SHOTLIST: Shots of building. Night shot of hearse and coffin taken for lying-in-state. Shot of the Lying-in-State. Mourners file in. Mourners and Dr Benes leave the building. Two minute silence held in the street. The mourning is for President Masaryk.

Keywords

Politics and government; Vehicles; Death; Funerals

Footage sources

Berlin

Card file number

5702

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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