News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

254

Date Released

16 Apr 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Scouts of Scotland Welcome the Prince
• 2. New Telescope is Britain’s Biggest
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is sailing Australian Test team at Melbourne in quest of elusive "Ashes"
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Lakenhurst, NJ - Testing new parachutes
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Godstone - Old Crocks hill-climb
• 6. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Waikiki - A true fish story
• 7. Great Fire in Japan Takes Ghastly Toll
• 8. England v Scotland Soccer International at Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Fire in Japan. DESCRIPTION: Heart-rending scenes are witnessed after outbreak in Hakodate involving vast destruction. SHOTLIST: Panning shot over the destruction of the city. Shots of the fire still raging fanned by the wind. Shots of the homeless in the streets. People clear wreckage.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weather; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2876

Length of story (in feet)

76

Story extras:

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