Mass Murder At Sea (1939)

Note: Location of events unknown. Full titles read: “MASS MURDER AT SEA“ L/S’s of hundreds of survivors of the Dutch liner the ’Simon Bolivar’. The commentator says the liner was sunk by a Germany. C/U of a young man giving an emotional account of how he lost his wife and daughter in the attack and thanks the Royal Navy for rescuing and looking after him and his son. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.