An Island is Born

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1479A
Date Released
10 Oct 1957
Date submitted
7 Oct 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1An Island is Born
  2. 2Ryder Cup - At Last
  3. 3Featherweight Title Fight
  4. 4Stirling Moss Weds
  5. 5The Red Moon

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Volcano. DESCRIPTION: A new volcanic island shot up out of the sea, only about two hundred yards from the Western tip of Fayal Island in the Azores, the ferocious new-comer quickly grew to a height of a hundred and thirty feet above the Atlantic, with a width of seven hundred yards. SHOTLIST: Aerial view of island, with lava rising to a great height, surrounded by sea.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Azores; Fayal Island
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71825
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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