Sinking of the New Zealand Liner "Tahiti" in Mid-Pacific

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
33
Date Released
15 Sep 1930
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sinking of the New Zealand Liner "Tahiti" in Mid-Pacific
  2. 2Braemar Gathering
  3. 3Wedding in a Tiger Cage
  4. 4Shamrock and Enterprise

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sinking of the NZ Liner "Tahiti" in Mid-Pacific. SHOTLIST: Shot of the ship at sea on fire and listing. Life boat pulling away from same. Close shot of the crew and passengers boarding life-boat from the sinking ship. Shot of the ship slowly sinking. Shot of the bows of the ship rising into the air as she sinks. Finally sinking below the sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
847
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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