Empress of Canada Burned Out

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1234A

Date Released

29 Jan 1953

Date submitted

26 Jan 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Empress of Canada Burned Out
2. 2British Successes in Monte Carlo Rally
3. 3News Briefs: Nehru Visits Hyderabad
4. 4News Briefs: New Cigs
5. 5News Briefs: Carnival Time Imminent
6. 6News Briefs: Six Months of Neguib’s Rule
7. 7Branded Petrol’s Fill-Up to Motoring
8. *Glasgow Students’ Rag
9. *Scottish Cup - Rangers Beat Arbroath
10. *Rugby - Ireland Overwhelms France
11. *Middlesbrough Centenary

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empress of Canada Burned Out. DESCRIPTION: Calamitous news from Liverpool, where the Canadian Pacific Liner Empress of Canada mysteriously caught fire, while in Gladstone Dock. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Night shot of burning ship. Various night shots of the ship burning from bow to stern, firemen fighting fire. Day shots - ships burning, firemen playing water on same, broken funnels, also broken masts. Fire float plays water on same. Shots of ships on its side, showing its name, Empress of Canada.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Liverpool; Gladstone Dock

Card file number

58468

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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