Chicago Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1443A
Date Released
31 Jan 1957
Date submitted
28 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Granary Fire. DESCRIPTION: Blazing into the night sky above Chicago, a nightmare of flames, consuming a gigantic grain elevator and 500,000 bushels of wheat. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the flames. Shots of the building on fire.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Chicago
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69598
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Chicago Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1443A, 31 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21466 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)