Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Landslide in Cutting Causes Rail Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
557A
Date Released
8 Feb 1940
Date submitted
5 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Combined for Aerial Photography
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mark Up One More Messerschmitt
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Village Folk Express Sentiment for BEF
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Militiamen Follow in Fathers’ Footsteps
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King and Queen Mark NZ’s 100th Birthday
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New Zealanders in Farewell Parade
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Amid Social Functions Viceroy Sees Gandhi
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Great Freeze-Up Ends on New York’s River
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Landslide in Cutting Causes Rail Tragedy
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Minesweepers Face Hazards Undaunted

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Landslide Wrecks Train. DESCRIPTION: A serious fall of chalk and clay onto the railway line near Watford caused loss of life. SHOTLIST: The train, which is at an entrance to a tunnel, is smashed by the fall of earth from above. The train is moved along. Various scenes.
Keywords
Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38257
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
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