Title:LONDON FIRE RAIDS 29TH-30TH DECEMBER 1940 (version 2) [Main Title]
Film Number:LFB 52
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Summary: A film portraying the fires and fire fighting work in London on the night of the 29th December 1940 air raids.
Description: This film is a slightly extended version of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 29TH DEC 1940 (LFB 51), with additional (presumably staged - see note) material showing firemen struggling to bring hoses ashore from the river at low tide and scenes inside a fire service control room, as well as a tailpiece with shots of a fireman's funeral and of the Old Bailey with the commentator's remarks "look out Hitler, we saved the Old Bailey that night".
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:LFB 52
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941
Production Country: GB
Production Details: London Fire Brigade Film Unit (Production company)
Pathe News (Production company)
Danvers-Walker, Bob1906-10-111990-05-17 (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1102 ft; Running time: 12 mins
