The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Niagara ice-jam, further havoc

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
454
Date Released
14 Feb 1938
Date submitted
10 Feb 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 10
Section Title
The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Ice Jam. SHOTLIST: While the ice piles up behind the fallen Niagara bridge with the threat of a disastrous jam to to burst or melt into floods, havoc is being made on the river bank. The power house at the falls is almost engulfed by the ice, deserted, out of commission. The steamboat pier wrecked, as at Lewiston, the river front is devastated by the overflow of solid ice.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Niagara Falls
Footage sources
New York
Card file number
32552
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Niagara ice-jam, further havoc', British Movietone News Issue No. 454, 14 Feb 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8509 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)