News In A Nutshell (1935)

Item title reads - News in a Nutshell. London. L/S of a six-a-side tournament for 64 teams of hockey players. Various shots of the matches which are played for six minutes each way with a minute allowed between matches, the next team have to be on the field in that minute or they are disqualified. Various shots of the matches. Middlesbrough, Cleveland. L/S of a huge blast furnace, the camera pans down to men sawing around the bottom and filing the pillars. M/S as one pillar is blown out, various shots as they are all blown up. M/S as it collapses dramatically and people walk over it. Liverpool, Merseyside. M/S as the Mayor of Wallasey inspects veterans of Zeebrugge, M/S as they file onto the “Royal Daffodil II“ for a memorial service on the Mersey. Various shots as they sail along. Various shots of veteran soldiers. The mayor places a wreath on the permanent memorial on deck. C/U of the memorial. Marchprime, France. M/S of a derailed carriage from the 'Silver Coast' train. M/S of bro