Fatal Rail Crash Occurs in France

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

177A

Date Released

27 Oct 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Ocean Giants Dock Together
2. 2Hitler Visits Scene of Royal Wedding
3. 3Fatal Rail Crash Occurs in France
4. 4Britain is to Stage World Title Fight
5. 5Mussolini Reviews His Policemen
6. 6US Commentator Guys Kid Yachtsmen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fatal Rail Crash Occurs in France. DESCRIPTION: Passenger train crashes into stationary goods van at Coutances, 8 being killed and 15 injured. SHOTLIST: Shot of man looking at wreck. Shots of same. Men climbing over same. Slight pan of wreck. Elevated shot of same. Elevated shot of a wrecked coach with men inside same. Shot of wheels and lower part of engine passing camera. Elevated shot of parts of wreckage. Close shot of wreckage. Engine etc.

Keywords

Railways; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2076

Length of story (in feet)

63

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