Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Landslide in Cutting Causes Rail Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
557A
Date Released
8 Feb 1940
Date submitted
5 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Landslide Wrecks Train. DESCRIPTION: A serious fall of chalk and clay onto the railway line near Watford caused loss of life. SHOTLIST: The train, which is at an entrance to a tunnel, is smashed by the fall of earth from above. The train is moved along. Various scenes.
Keywords
Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38257
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Landslide in Cutting Causes Rail Tragedy', British Movietone News Issue No. 557A, 8 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10604 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)