Cuban Ship Blast

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1605A
Date Released
10 Mar 1960
Date submitted
7 Mar 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cuban Ship Blast. DESCRIPTION: The French freighter La Coubre blew up in Havana while unloading munitions. There was heavy loss of life, and, when more explosions followed, the fire spread to warehouses along the dock. Dr Castro, the Cuban Prime Minister, added fuel to the political flames by saying that sabotage caused the disaster. SHOTLIST: GV freighter ‘La Coubre’. GV explosions. GV warehouses ablaze. LS explosions. SLS same. MS fireman fighting blaze. MS firemen. LS smoke coming from freighter. GV explosion.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weapons; Fires; Crime
Locations
Cuba; Havana
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
79524
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cuban Ship Blast', British Movietone News Issue No. 1605A, 10 Mar 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23500 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)