Fighting the Flood

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

819-2

Date Released

9 May 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tennis Stars Shine at Felixstowe
2. 2A Game of the Ancients
3. 3Bull-Baiting
4. 4Fighting the Flood
5. 5London’s May Queen
6. 6'Be Prepared!'
7. *Glasgow Boys Brigade Review

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "The wild waters of the Mississippi still baffle the ingenuity of man and daily render more thousands homeless." Flooded streets, with abandoned motor cars and damaged buildings. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "The Arkansas River joins the Mississippi in its wild rampage". Further shots of the floods and half-submerged buildings.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weather; Accidents and disasters

Length of story (in feet)

81

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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