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Spectacular News Film of 10 Years

Item number (ISN):

218182

Series title:

Fox Movietone News

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1937/1946

Item number (ISN):

218182

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

Accession:

1973-0124

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1937/1946

Production company:

Fox Movietone News

Description:

Newsreel containing the following items:~Hindenburg Disaster - 1937. Lowell Thomas, not the original commentator, provides the commentary.~Niagara Bridge Falls - 1938. Aerial and ground views of the crash and the aftermath.~London Blitz - 1940/1941. Tremendous shots of fires raging and men fighting the flames.~Pearl Harbour - 1941. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour showing the blowing up of the battleship Arizona.~Aircraft Collision - 1944. Shots of a collision at an air show showing the two planes crashing in the air and the resulting balls of fire.~Vesuvius Blows - 1944. Flaming lava is shown destroying trees and buildings as people run for their lives.~Rocket Film of Earth - 1945. Shots of a V-2 Rocket being launched and the photographs of earth from the ascending V-2's tail.~Bikini A-Bomb Test - 1946. Views of the explosion as the bomb is detonated under water.~Interviews of Three Sweepstake Winners. <8mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. The full Fox Movietone News logo and theme appear at the beginning of this newsreel.~2. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

15885

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8408-0087

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

223156

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-9158

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

223157

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-9159

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-9158

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

223158

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8103-0054

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8408-0087
V1 8103-0054

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

The permission of the donor, Fox, is required to reproduce this material.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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