Old Cars Pass Away in Fiery Splendour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
183A
Date Released
8 Dec 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Cars Pass Away in Fiery Splendour. DESCRIPTION: Former lords of the road end their lays in smoke, as unconsidered junk in Staines gravel pit. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of cars burning. Shot of same. LS. Close shot of cars burning and men standing round same. Cars driven into back of one another. Shot of one car rolling down slope into pit.
Keywords
Vehicles; Business and commerce; Fires
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2141
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Old Cars Pass Away in Fiery Splendour', British Movietone News Issue No. 183A, 8 Dec 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3952 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)