Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Manhattan Tenement Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
915A
Date Released
19 Dec 1946
Date submitted
Dec 1946
Date submitted
16 Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Meeting of New Assemblies
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Manhattan Tenement Disaster
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Share-Out
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stage Coach as Wedding Carriage
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gowns from Hollywood
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Second Test

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Manhattan Tenement Crash. DESCRIPTION: Another tragedy from America, more than forty people were reported dead or missing when a tenement block collapsed. SHOTLIST: KS GV ruined building. Various shots of ruins, debris, firemen and rescue workers working on debris clearing. Cranes clear debris. Wounded stretcher cases being carried away to ambulances.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
47910
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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