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Great Fire in Japan Takes Ghastly Toll

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
254
Date Released
16 Apr 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Scouts of Scotland Welcome the Prince
  2. 2New Telescope is Britain’s Biggest
  3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is sailing Australian Test team at Melbourne in quest of elusive "Ashes"
  4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Lakenhurst, NJ - Testing new parachutes
  5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Godstone - Old Crocks hill-climb
  6. 6Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Waikiki - A true fish story
  7. 7Great Fire in Japan Takes Ghastly Toll
  8. 8England v Scotland Soccer International at Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Fire in Japan. DESCRIPTION: Heart-rending scenes are witnessed after outbreak in Hakodate involving vast destruction. SHOTLIST: Panning shot over the destruction of the city. Shots of the fire still raging fanned by the wind. Shots of the homeless in the streets. People clear wreckage.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2876
Length of story (in feet)
76
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