US Homes Are Laid Low by Hurricane

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

222

Date Released

4 Sep 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Harmsworth Trophy Opponents Line Up
2. 2Sir Miles Lampson Reassures Britons
3. 3US Homes Are Laid Low by Hurricane
4. 4Ulster TT Races is Won by Nuvolari

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Homes Are Laid Low By Hurricane. DESCRIPTION: Scenes of devastation on Atlantic seaboard show fearful ruin caused by storm-lashed seas. SHOTLIST: Streets ruined by floods. Cars through same. Elevated shot of the ruins. Elevated shot of the sea pouring in over sea wall. Spray pours over same. Aerial of the flooded district. Ground shots of the ruins with severed communications. Elevated shot of the water. Pan shot along train wreckage which crashed over bridge through floods. Men amongst same. Elevated shot of crane at work on line at crash.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2558

Length of story (in feet)

117

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