A Strange Invention

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1126A
Date Released
4 Jan 1951
Date submitted
2 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1For Schoolboys Only
  2. 2Robinson - Ko Specialist
  3. 3Hut Town Burnt Out
  4. 4A Strange Invention
  5. 5Movietone Sporting Calendar
  6. 6Rovers Victory
  7. 7Launch of Clan Sutherland

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Strange Invention & Snow Scenes. DESCRIPTION: From Lexington, Massachusetts, comes a bright idea. With compressed air, water, tubing and a few sprinklers (someone has discovered) you can make snow! Here in Britain (as you may have noticed) quite a lot of snow has been made recently - but not by man. What we need here is an effective snow prevention invention. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Workman placing piping lengths together. In Lexington, Mass., ditto as key scenes. Fixing sprays, starting up motor. Water spraying out forming thin layer of snow. MS showing thick layers of snow, invention still working. Kids tobogganing, others skiing on self-made snow. Mix to England, GV Shere, Surrey, village covered in snow. SCU robin on signpost. Car into camera along snowy road. Thick snow in country scenes. In London, elevated GV of Soho Square, covered in snow. In Oxford Street, people walking along, snowing hard, several shots. Traffic passes along, bus passing camera, during snowstorm.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Children; Weather; Environment; Curiosities; Aviation; Transport; Animals; Inventions and discoveries; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54804
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
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