The Jaguar Blaze

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1446
Date Released
18 Feb 1957
Date submitted
14 Feb 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen Leaves
  2. 2By-Election Won by Labour
  3. 3The Jaguar Blaze
  4. 4For Sea Rescue
  5. 5Wedding in Soho
  6. 6The Fifth Round - Manchester United V Everton
  7. 7The Fifth Round - Bournemouth V Spurs
  8. *The Dairy Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jaguar Car Blaze. DESCRIPTION: Early estimates of the damages at Coventry were put at some harrowing figure in excess of three million pounds. The Jaguar motor-plant was the only one in Coventry working to full capacity: and the fire - if not a disaster - is a serious blow to production. Some four hundred workers were kept on to repair the production lines. The Chairman, Sir William Lyons hopes to resume limited production within a week. SHOTLIST: Smoke. Firemen. Charred cars. Burnt out cars. 1st Jaguar. New car. Workers. Mr Lyon - Chairman of Jaguar. Workers.
Keywords
Business and commerce; Fires; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Coventry
Card file number
69780
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
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