Movietone cinemagazine items include: A new series of fire extinguishers and fire prevention demonstrated; presentation of gallantry awards by the Duchess of Kent at the Royal National Lifeboat Institute; description of a new rescue boat; displays of English fashion for export; a report on cemetary damage by vandals at Basingstoke; footage of new “crazes” - surfsailing and surf-racing.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309061
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Vandalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vandalism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)