Flood and Fire Havoc

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1326A

Date Released

4 Nov 1954

Date submitted

1 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Emperor of Ethiopia in Paris
2. 2Queen Mother Unveils Portrait
3. 3Flood and Fire Havoc
4. 4Flood and Fire Havoc
5. 5Flood and Fire Havoc
6. 6Flood and Fire Havoc
7. 7Back to Work
8. 8Investiture
9. 9Monkey Business
10. *New Lord Rector
11. *Queen in Northumberland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in South Scotland. DESCRIPTION: SCOTTISH FLOODS - Many rivers in South West Scotland burst their banks during a recent cloudburst which lasted for 12 hours. SHOTLIST: GVs of flooded land. Farmhouses in water. Shots of the flooded river. Children climbing a torn up tree. Horse and cart on a flooded road. A man on a bike, and a car. People carrying furniture out into the street. CU of sweeping mud and water out of the front doorway.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Scotland; Solway Firth Area

Card file number

62151

Credits:

Camera

John Charles Elder

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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