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:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Brides Reach New Home
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Airplane of the Future?
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Macarthur - A Close-Up
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fury of Vesuvius

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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