News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell. Footage from September 1935 of Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare on an airfield making a speech. He says they are all out for peace and carrying out obligations under the League of Nations but still want to be on good terms with their friends the Italians. The narrator announces he has now resigned after universal criticism of AngloFrench peace proposals. C, U of Sir Samuel. Rome, Italy. L, S of Tivoli ( ) regiment stood to attention, various shots of the division which is made up of students and sons of Italian aristocracy. Various shots as King Victor Emmanuel and Crown Prince Umberto inspect them before they are sent to fight in Africa. Various shots as they march past. London. Animals arrive for circus performance. M, S as men haul a cage from a ship. M, S s of tigers and lions in small cages. M, S as a crate is swung across, an elephant backs out of the hold onto the dock. Various shots of the elephants walking along. Derbyshire. M, S of Prince George, Duke of Kent, getti