News In A Nutshell (1936)

Full title reads: “News in a Nutshell“. Intertitle reads: “Jedburgh“. Candlemas handball game at Jedburgh, Scotland. Various shots of men boarding up shop windows and covering street lamp bulbs. The town clerk then throws a ball into a crowd of men and boys in town squares. A struggle ensues to retrieve the ball - an annual tradition! C/U of this year’s winner - a young boy. Intertitle reads: “Liverpool“. Liverpool Plane Crash, Merseyside. Various shots of salvage team hauling the tail of an aeroplane up a beach. It is all that remains of a plane that crashed into River Mersey, only minutes after taking off from Liverpool Aerodrome. The 2 pilots were killed. Intertitle reads: “Monte Carlo“. Monte Carlo Rally, France. Various shots of cars and drivers at start of long distance motor trial. C/U of race official holding stop watch. Various shots of final trials; the cars’ steering and driver’s handling ability are tested driving around cones. C/U of winners - 3 young men from Ru