California Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2156A
Date Released
1 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hostages Return
  2. 2Death of Nasser
  3. 3War on Want
  4. 4Lord Mayor’s Swiss Visit
  5. 5California Fire
  6. 6Formula 5000 Motor Racing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: California Fire. DESCRIPTION: Homes and ranches owned by Hollywood film stars threatened as the worst brush fires for ten years rage through the canyons north of Los Angeles. SHOTLIST: LV shot through trees house burning. CU bush burning. GV police cars & burning forest. SV horses in paddock buy jumps fence. Aerial view forest ablaze. Air to air plane extinguishing fire. SV archway of house burning. SV car burning. LV house and archway burning. LV barn ablaze. 16mm Uncut Story GV trees burn. CU bush burning. GV police cars & burning forest. Forest & car burning. MS horses in paddock, boy jumps fence. LS barn burning. CU burning bushes and building. LS building burning. GV building burning. MS car burning. AV smoke rising from burning forest. LS same. Air to air plane flies in dropping red powder to extinguish fire. LS hillside & house burning.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Los Angeles
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
96386
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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