Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - Haifa Oil Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
931
Date Released
7 Apr 1947
Date submitted
2 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Palestine - Haifa Oil Fire. DESCRIPTION: Explosions set off by terrorists caused a blaze in oil storage tanks which burnt for days. SHOTLIST: KS SCU Column of smoke. Tilt down to raging oil fire, storage tanks ablaze, firemen fight the flames, jet black smoke rises in the sky. Various shots of the fires. CU smoke rising, full screen. MS & LS of burning storage tanks. LS of burning storage tanks with traffic passing along road in fore.
Keywords
Terrorism
Footage sources
Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer
Card file number
48393
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - Haifa Oil Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 931, 7 Apr 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14377 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)