Usa. A City in Danger

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

860-2

Date Released

20 Feb 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Altcar. The Waterloo Cup
2. 2Battle in the Black Country
3. 3Football Cup 5th Round
4. 4Football Cup 5th Round
5. 5Football Cup 5th Round. A Clashing of Blades
6. 6Football Cup 5th Round. Manchester City V Stoke
7. 7The Hockey Blues
8. 8Usa. A City in Danger

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Business area of Fall River, Massachusetts, swept by 15 million dollar conflagration." Medium long shot of burning buildings at night. Other buildings on fire, part of one building collapses. People in foreground. Scenes of ruins by day. Fire hoses in action. Partly-ruined buildings and part of street covered in foam. Aerial shot of ruined town.

Keywords

Photography; Accidents and disasters

Length of story (in feet)

72

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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