News and Sports Pageant - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bomb Outrage in Coventry

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
534
Date Released
28 Aug 1939
Date submitted
31 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 13
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coventry Bomb Outrage. DESCRIPTION: Five people were killed and nearly sixty injured in a bomb explosion attributed to the IRA. SHOTLIST: Camera shows the scene of havoc and destruction in Broadgate. Coventry. Windows are shattered, and vehicles wrecked, and five people killed, this is attributed to the IRA. Street shot and crowds with one shot showing the Cathedral Spire.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Death; Explosions; Terrorism
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37336
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:

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'News and Sports Pageant - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bomb Outrage in Coventry', British Movietone News Issue No. 534, 28 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10196 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)