A Town Crumbles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1396
Date Released
5 Mar 1956
Date submitted
1 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Presentation to Len Hutton
  2. 2Seventy Below
  3. 3Names in the News: Francis Noel-Baker
  4. 4Names in the News: Mr Lennox-Boyd
  5. 5Names in the News: Glubb Pasha
  6. 6Names in the News: Sir Winston Churchill
  7. 7Names in the News: President Eisenhower
  8. 8Hero Worship
  9. 9A Town Crumbles
  10. 10For Brighter Days
  11. 11Anthea Askey Weds

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Town Crumbles. DESCRIPTION: The town of Vasto, on the Adriatic Coast, in danger of complete extinction. Due to the crumbling away of the mountainside. Over a thousand people have lost their homes. SHOTLIST: Long shot of walls collapsing. Furniture being loaded. Semi close up of women praying in cathedral. Landslide. Close up.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment
Locations
Italy; Vasto
Footage sources
France
Card file number
66147
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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