News Briefs: Boston Fire

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1223

Date Released

10 Nov 1952

Date submitted

6 Nov 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Battle of Sharks
2. 2News Briefs: Varied Cooking
3. 3News Briefs: Sikh Festival
4. 4News Briefs: Boston Fire
5. 5News Briefs: Election Result
6. 6America Chooses Her Next President
7. 7Faith in Remembrance
8. *Scotland & Ireland Draw at Hampden Park

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Boston Fire. DESCRIPTION: Boston, Massachusetts, has had its worst waterfront fire for thirty-two years. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV fire blazing. Various shots of fire along waterfront blazing, firemen fighting same from all angles including from river. Few men overcome.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

58073

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

38

Story extras:

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