News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1704

Date Released

30 Jun 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Ship Blast Shatters Los Angeles
• 2. Bevin Gets Molotov to Say "Yes"
• 3. Flying Flapjack Sets New Fashion in Aviation
• 4. Poison Mystery Shakes France
• 5. Senate Defies President on Labour Bill
• 6. England Win a Test Match

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

Sixteen persons die and thirty are injured when 3,000,000 gallon petrol tanker explodes.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Los Angeles; California

Footage sources

Paramount [United States]

Library number

16312

Credits:

Camera

Sanford Greenwald

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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