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Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepools Bombarded by German War Ships (Archive title)
Date: December 1914 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom



Shotlist: No main title. A group of riders on horseback crossing the sands with a ship standing off shore in the distance (27). (German cruiser Von Der Tann.) Pan of the cruiser (52). Damaged houses and buildings and Red Cross stretcher bearers bringing out a casualty (111). "The Grand Hotel and other prominent objects hit by eleven inch shells". Further shots of the damage (203). "Souvenir hunting in shell holes". Three people hunting for souvenirs in a field and another shot of a damaged building (230). "The funeral at Hartlepool of one of the victims of the bombardment". A hearse drives through a cemetery and the coffin is carried to the grave by sailors (305ft).

Genre:
Newsreel

Subject:
Scarborough

Series title:

Releases
Date: December 1914Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentLength: 305 Feet

Credits (1)
Production Company: Pathé Frères Cinema