Learning on ScreenNews from USA
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News From USA. DESCRIPTION: Tragedy resulted from a fire which ravaged the Danish motor-ship Erria as she lay off Astoria, Oregon. Somewhere off Korea, the American Submarine Volador recently went to the rescue of a crashed helicopter. Finally, washed ashore at Edgemar Beach, California, a 3,000 pound World War Two American mine is relieved of some of its lethal content by Naval Experts before the mine is exploded. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Elevated GV ship, aerials of burning ship Erria (Danish). Various shots of fire, launches around burning ship, playing water on same off Astoria, Oregon. Off Korea - Aboard submarine Volador some of crew run along deck, in background tail of helicopter sticks out of water, crew & passenger of helicopter in water, being pulled towards sub., two of crew swimming towards survivors. Posed shot on deck. Edgemar Beach. California - GV mine washed ashore, naval officer emptying TNT content out of same. MS & GV of same being exploded, cut-in men setting the fuse, also taking photograph.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Cardiff.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 56557
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 167
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