Hollywood - Fire Terror

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1693
Date Released
13 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hampden Park - Scotland Win
  2. 2Settling In
  3. 3The Princess with Students
  4. 4Athens - Flood Disaster
  5. 5Hollywood - Fire Terror
  6. 6Lancashire Lass Wins

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hollywood - Fire Terror. DESCRIPTION: The Hollywood Hills were ablaze, and desperate efforts were made by hundreds of fire-fighters, battling against impossible odds. Four schools and several hundred houses were destroyed. Celebrities and film stars were among those to suffer, and the damage done must run to millions. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Hollywood Hills on fire. Various GVs of the fire. LS deer trying to run to safety. LS fireman hosing down a house. LS firemen with hoses. MS man carrying a box. LS fire burning wildly. MS woman watching - pan to fire in the hills. LS man pulling hose. Panning shot of aircraft bombing the blaze. LS same. MS fire burning behind houses. LS building on fire. MS people look at the ruins. GV of the devastation. Panning shot of hills and buildings damaged by fire.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Hollywood
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
83456A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
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