Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Floods and Gales Add Their Havoc

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
928A
Date Released
20 Mar 1947
Date submitted
18 Mar 1947
Date submitted
17 Mar 1947
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  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Truman on Aid to Greece and Turkey
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Floods and Gales Add Their Havoc
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: England Win Calcutta Cup
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Visitors in Orange Free State

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods and Gales Add Their Havoc. DESCRIPTION: Floods continue to cause havoc in London, Tottenham Station was under water and the Lea Bridge Waterworks was contaminated. Gales also caused much damage to buildings. SHOTLIST: KS LPTB bus through flooded road pan. GVs of rows of houses, the streets flooded. woman leans out of window as milkman delivers milk on end of pole. Elevated shot of Tottenham Railway Station, flooded with water from River Lea, GVs of flooded station. At Lea Bridge Road, various shots of floods, people standing about. Shots of waterworks. Row of lorries loaded with water supplies. Local residents receive water being issued from lorries. Elevated shot of ruined roof of house, tilt down shows damage. SCU chimney stack, in room of house, gas oven and fireplace in background. Pan up to hole in roof, this being at St John’s Wood. At Walworth, shots of wall of house blown down by gale, exposing bathroom etc. Several angle shots of wreckage, name of public house being the Hour Glass. LPTB bus stranded in flooded road.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Card file number
48307
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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