Six locked doors : the legacy of Cocoanut Grove

Six locked doors : the legacy of Cocoanut Grove /

Six Locked Doors explores the events leading up to the deadliest nightclub fire in American history on November 28, 1942, at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. With double the allowed occupants, locked doors, flammable materials, and other deadly conditions, the fire left 492 peo...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Graves-Miller, Zachary W. (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Shapiro, Michele (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Privately published, 2020
Subjects:
Cocoanut Grove (Boston, Mass.) > Fire, 1942.
Bars (Drinking establishments) > Fires and fire prevention > Massachusetts > Boston.
Fire prevention > Massachusetts > Boston.
Fires > Casualties > Massachusetts > Boston.
Burns and scalds > Massachusetts > Boston.
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Summary:Six Locked Doors explores the events leading up to the deadliest nightclub fire in American history on November 28, 1942, at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. With double the allowed occupants, locked doors, flammable materials, and other deadly conditions, the fire left 492 people dead. Through interviews with survivors who have never before spoken on camera and an extensive archive collection of photos, and unreleased footage the film explores how corruption, greed and a former gangster-run speakeasy led to an unimaginable tragedy.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed September 16, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (70 minutes)
Playing Time:01:09:58
Language:In English.

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