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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