Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Severe Weather Hits America

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
923A
Date Released
13 Feb 1947
Date submitted
11 Feb 1947
Date submitted
10 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Great Shut Down
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Severe Weather Hits America
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mary Churchill Weds
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Paterson Wins Another Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Severe Weather Hits America. DESCRIPTION: Sub-zero weather has meant ice flowing over the Niagara Falls. In Chicago firemen trying to dowse the blaze at a Rubber Factory had the danger of frost-bite to contend with as well. SHOTLIST: KS LS Niagara Falls shows ice forming on water, which still continues to run. Various angle shots of Falls shows huge lumps of ice floating towards the drop, several shots of actual Falls. At Chicago, firemen fighting blaze of rubber tyre factory, shots of water freezing on objects at which it is directed, icicles hanging from fire engines, firemen endeavour to unfreeze their hose-pipes, several shots water which they are playing on fire frozen hard.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Chicago; Niagara Falls
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
48150
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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