Spectator Hazard

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1618

Date Released

6 Jun 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Last of a Line
2. 2Sc1
3. 3Turkish Army Coup
4. 4Our Friend the Gurkha
5. 5Windscale Renewed
6. 6Spectator Hazard
7. 7Beating Retreat

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spectator Hazard. DESCRIPTION: The Indianapolis 500 draws a big crowd of spectators, and it was here, that a stand collapsed on the crowd below. Two men lost their lives, and at-least 50 people were injured. SHOTLIST: GV spectators. MS same. GV toy gas filled balloons released. LS motor racing in progress. LS stand falls onto track. MS people watching. MS woman helping victim. MS ambulance arrives. MS injured person being carried. MS victim put in ambulance. LS racing. CU spectators watching racing. HAS racing. LS pan racing. LS racing. LS - pan racing.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

80261

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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