News In A Nutshell (1937)

The title reads: “NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. This is roundup of the latest world’s news. RED MARLEY HILL CLIMB Birmingham Motor Club organises Red Marley hill climb. Various shots of the men on motorcycles trying to climb up the hill, lots of men and motorcycles falling down, clouds of dust. Crowds on hills round watching the attempts. The winner is J. Williams (sp?) on Norton. This item ends at (01:40:55). BRITISH PLANE DISASTER IN FRANCE Nr Ouroux, France. Various shots of the crushed plane, pieces on trees and on land around. Men inspecting the rubble. This item ends at (01:41:26). TEXAS SCHOOL EXPLOSION New London, Texas, Untied States of America (USA). Various shots of huge pile of debris after the Texas school explosion. Volunteers, many, working on debris looking for survivors. Voiceover says that around 500 people died in explosion - most of them pupils. Young boy, survivor, talking about how it happened (natural sound). A class was on, suddenly the huge bang was heard... Vari
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