Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Turkey’s National Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
555A
Date Released
25 Jan 1940
Date submitted
20 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Turkish Earthquake. DESCRIPTION: A terrible earthquake has brought havoc to Northern and North-Eastern Anatolia. The number of casualties is over forty-five thousand. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the wrecked houses and other buildings. Wreckage litters the streets and relief trains proceed to sites where camp villages have been built. Wreckage is moved to release people pinned beneath. The survivors make a pitiful scene as they sit in their tents.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Turkey
Card file number
38161
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Turkey’s National Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 555A, 25 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10568 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)