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Film Number |
5598 |
Title |
[GAUMONT NEWS MERSEYSIDE STORIES] |
Producer |
City of Liverpool |
Date |
1919 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
mute |
Running Time |
2 mins 51 secs |
Description |
Compilation of three newsreel stories featuring Merseyside - "£1,000,000 estimated damage caused by fire at Liverpool docks," - shots of the aftermath and onlookers surveying the smoking wreckage. This is followed by Mr Gadsby the one-legged swimmer's parachute drop into the Mersey - views of the biplane, a birds-eye view of the landscape, and his landing. Finally, "Wallasey's 1st Freeman Lord French's reception at New Brighton Tower" - Lord French talks with military officers and local dignitaries, and is saluted by a line of sailors. |
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