News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

315

Date Released

17 Jun 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flashes: Tragedy results in disastrous train collision
• 2. Flashes: Royal duties keep the Queen and little Princesses busy
• 3. Flashes: Japanese pray to their deity while volcano erupts
• 4. Aviation: Observations by Brian Saveall: Inverted flying at Wittering
• 5. Personalities: Mrs Pawley heroine of bandit adventure is home again in England
• 6. Foreign Affairs: Gran Chaco War Armistice, ending conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia
• 7. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Braddock takes Baer’s title and other rivals prepare for battle
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wyatt gives England fine start against South Africans

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Section Title

Flashes

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Disastrous Train Collision. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots over Welwyn Garden City Station. This shows fires burning and the trains collided. Close shots of the wreckage. Nurses are seen amongst the wreckage. Shots of opened cases and clothing among the wreckage. The broken and twisted coaches are towed away.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Railways; Fires; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3725

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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