Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
871A
Date Released
14 Feb 1946
Date submitted
6 Feb 1946
Date submitted
11 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Inside Germany
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: UNO at the Guildhall
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: UNO at the Guildhall
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Floods

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flood Crisis. DESCRIPTION: Floods have hit several parts of Western England, the Dee Valley near Chester has seen a lot of damage. Shrewsbury has three routes into the city flooded. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial shot of Dee Valley. Aerial - shows floods near Holt, south of Chester. Farmhouses isolated. Ground shot of Shrewsbury, streets flooded, people walk along temporary bridges, police in boats issue bread. Civilians paddle canoe through streets. Rushing water through narrow streets. Aerial - railway station of Stafford under water and surrounding country also under water. Banks of River Trent broken.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Card file number
46515
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
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