Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fury of Vesuvius

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

774

Date Released

3 Apr 1944

Date submitted

30 Mar 1944

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fury of Vesuvius. DESCRIPTION: The volcano had its worse eruption since 1906 causing the evacuation of San Sebastiano and Massa. Our pictures show the destruction as lava moves through the streets of San Sebastiano. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Library shots Naples with Mount Vesuvius. Paramount - Italians salvaging belongings and evacuation. Aerial shots of crater shows it erupting - good aerial shots. RAFFU - Aerial shots of lava on the move. Ground shots of lava making its way across country. Paramount - Town of San Sebastiano shows lava pushing over buildings. Americans photographing. Various shots of the gas clouds. Night shots of the river of lava. Aerials of crater with gas clouds, etc., etc. Paramount’s material is extremely good.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Foreign aid; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters; Military

Footage sources

British Paramount
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]

Card file number

44697

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

281

Story extras:

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