News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Great Fire of Marseille

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
491A
Date Released
3 Nov 1938
Date submitted
31 Oct 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Great Fire of Marseille
  2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Firm Measures in Palestine
  3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Dr Benes is in London
  4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Empire Exhibition Closes Down
  5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Work Harder for Britain
  6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Mr Pirow Arrives from S Africa
  7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Colonists Sail for Libya
  8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bruno Mussolini’s Roman Wedding
  9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Duchess of Kent in Clapham
  10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Christmas Pie
  11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Cusick Beats King
  12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Australia’s Biggest Manoeuvres

Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Fire at Marseille. SHOTLIST: Watched by thousands including M Daladier and other members of the Radical Party Congress, fire fighters struggle desperately to extinguish the fire which has destroyed almost a whole street. To minimise the risk of falling masonry the ruins are blown up. No shots of explosions and blasting.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
France
Card file number
34735
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
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