Film News Items: Storm Bound Island

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1212
Date Released
25 Aug 1952
Date Other
Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1London Buses Home
  2. 2Greetings for Olympic Winners
  3. 3Film News Items: Models’ Protest
  4. 4Film News Items: Storm Bound Island
  5. 5Film News Items: Dieppe Anniversary
  6. 6Princess Launched
  7. 7Lynmouth Aftermath
  8. *Morecambe Lights
  9. *New Brighton Picks Its Beauty

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Film News Items
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Storm Bound Island. DESCRIPTION: The lonely lighthouse on Montague Island, Australia, has been cut-off by storms - provisions and tobacco have been dropped to them by plane. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV LS from sea of island. Plane takes off from Sydney. Pilot in cockpit. Interior. Aerial of island. Plane flying over dropping supplies for lighthouse men.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Aviation
Locations
Montague Island
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
57685
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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