World is Shocked by French Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

238A

Date Released

28 Dec 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Christmas Ice Fails to Daunt Spartans
2. 2World is Shocked by French Disaster
3. 3Movietone Reviews 1933

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Is Shocked By French Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Year’s worse catastrophe occurs at Lagby, where train collision results in huge death roll. SHOTLIST: CU of French paper headlines. Pan shot of wreckage with fires still burning. Close shot of wreckage. Shot of bodies being carried from the ruins. Wreckage being cleared. Fires burning alongside the wreck. Shot of the coach being raised by crane.

Keywords

Mass media; Railways; Fires; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2738

Length of story (in feet)

103

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