News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

329A

Date Released

26 Sep 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flashes: Lithuanian flier crashes in Ireland
• 2. Flashes: Cabinet meets at No 10 after summer holiday
• 3. Flashes: At Nuremberg, Germany stages Parade of newly equipped army
• 4. Flashes: Flier illustrates origin of phrase ‘Intrepid Birdman’
• 5. Flashes: Wapping Blaze is London’s biggest fire for years
• 6. Foreign Affairs: Emperor of Abyssinia broadcast to world
• 7. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Oxford and Cambridge athletes compete in Capetown arena
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Hurlingham Polo Team loses by odd goal to the US Hurricanes
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Lawson Little carries off US Amateur Golf Championship again

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Section Title

Flashes

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire in Wapping. SHOTLIST: Shots of the fire blazing belching clouds of smoke. The firemen up ladders with hoses work on same. Shots of rubber cases falling from the blazing windows. The fire is on a wharf.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Colonial Wharf

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3937

Credits:

Commentator

Eric Dunstan

Length of story (in feet)

61

Story extras:

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