Coney Island Stages a Mammoth Inferno

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
164
Date Released
25 Jul 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coney Island Stages Mammoth Inferno. DESCRIPTION: New York’s big sideshow resort presents different sort of spectacle swept by million pound fire. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of crowded beaches as Coney Island. Pan shot over heads of crowd of amusement centre. Elevated shot of the fire. Crowds surrounding same. Close shot of various stalls abandoned catching fire. Cars race past camera to the scene. People in bathing gear watch same. Various shots of the fire. Aerial view of the fire. Clouds of smoke billow from same.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1919
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Coney Island Stages a Mammoth Inferno', British Movietone News Issue No. 164, 25 Jul 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3731 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)