Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Disasters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
918A
Date Released
9 Jan 1947
Date submitted
6 Jan 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japanese Tidal Wave. DESCRIPTION: JAP TIDAL WAVE - An earthquake and tidal wave in southern Japan caused the loss of thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands were made homeless. SHOTLIST: KS GV damaged houses etc. Various shots of damage, ruins, wrecked ships, some ships high and dry on land. Several shots of hundreds of homeless winding their way through wreckage.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
Japan
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
47985
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Disasters', British Movietone News Issue No. 918A, 9 Jan 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14241 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)