News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1482

Date Released

28 Oct 1957

Date submitted

23 Oct 1957

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Fire and Flood
• 2. Precision Parade
• 3. Bridge Collapse
• 4. On Target!
• 5. Herring Fair
• 6. The Lighter Side: Farmyard Fashion
• 7. The Lighter Side: Wot, No Feet?
• 8. The Lighter Side: Micro Motor
• 9. The Lighter Side: She’s a Learner
• *The Prince in Sheffield

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bridge Collapse. DESCRIPTION: A four-million-dollar suspension bridge across the Peace River in British Columbia. Part of the framework buckled and bent, collapsed. SHOTLIST: Long shot suspension bridge, closer same. CU buckle in metal. Long shot bridge collapsing. MS same. CU wires of suspension bridge, crumbling under the strain.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters; Engineering

Locations

British Columbia; Taylor

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

71958

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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