London Underground Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1245

Date Released

13 Apr 1953

Date submitted

10 Apr 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London Underground Crash
2. 2Guided Missile
3. 3News Briefs: Panmunjom Talks
4. 4News Briefs: Egg Rolling
5. 5News Briefs: An Tostal
6. 6News Briefs: Duke of Windsor
7. 7News Briefs: Jap Crown Prince
8. 8Luxembourg Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Underground Train Crash. DESCRIPTION: In the worst accident in the history of the London Underground System, eight people lost their lives and many were injured. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS rescue workers. Various shots of firemen & rescue workers in action. CU name Stratford & Leyton. Bodies being brought from the tunnel. Queues for buses next day, various shots. No Trains sign. Various close-ups of the wrecked train.

Keywords

Vehicles; Railways; Transport; Death; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Leyton; Stratford

Card file number

58857

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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