Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Midlands Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
542
Date Released
23 Oct 1939
Date submitted
19 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: With the BEF in France
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: The Duke of Windsor at French HQ
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: RAF Photographs German Defences
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Nazi Airmen’s Funeral
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Midlands Floods
  6. 6Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Army Football
  7. 7Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Two Cambridgeshires
  8. 8Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: French Frontier Defences

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in the Midlands. DESCRIPTION: Severe flooding causes much damage and loss of livestock. SHOTLIST: Water rushes down through streets and past houses where the occupants are marooned in the upper rooms. Farms are flooded out and many livestock have been killed. Hamersham Bridge has been washed away and water lies on the fields like a blanket while overhead a train passes over a viaduct.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37653
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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