News Briefs: Fly Menace

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1279A
Date Released
10 Dec 1953
Date submitted
9 Dec 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1'Varsity Rugby Ends in Draw
  2. 2Future Ice Champs
  3. 3Fat Stock for Christmas
  4. 4News Briefs: Colours Laid Up
  5. 5News Briefs: Cd Parade
  6. 6News Briefs: The Sherpa
  7. 7News Briefs: Fly Menace
  8. 8Big Three at Bermuda

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Fly Menace. DESCRIPTION: The plague of flies at Brighton has been inspected by Mr Macmillan, Minister of Housing and Local Government. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Flies crawling over pebbles on beach. CU Mr Macmillan inspecting fly infested beach. Insecticides being sprayed onto beach. Hose pipe is used to get insecticide right into shingle. Vehicles spraying liquid over beach. Macmillan and officials looking on. CU flies. LS beach hidden almost by clouds of insecticide.
Keywords
Politics and government; Environment; Insects; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Brighton
Card file number
60188
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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