The Great Gale (1927)

Item title reads: “ The Great Gale. 150 ft. crane collapses in street, a taxi driver being particularly fortunate.“ London M/S of the fallen crane and twisted metal lying across the street. There are broken timber sections too. HIgh angle shot of debris. People are seen walking through the wreckage in a line, a man with a parcel, a delivery man, a postman, who seem to be carrying on business despite the accident. M/S of a taxi trapped under a section of the crane, with its roof crushed. Note: This was a lucky escape, but the taxi and the pedestrians look quite funny. 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 Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-