Like A Giant Bellows (1927)

Item title reads: “Like A Giant Bellows - flames fanned by a terrific gale - completely gut large area in a few minutes, despite desperate efforts of Fire Fighters.“ New York Various shots of a fire blazing at night. It could be any kind of structure. A window frame burns, silhouetted against the flames. Reconstructed intertitles read: “flamed by stiff wind off the harbour, the fire spread at great speed“ “Tar paper and wooden structures are reduced to tangled debris“ Panning shot of aftermath with broken crumpled corrugated sheets and rubble. Note: The item title frames are missing from the transferred story. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumon
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