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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in Dublin, Whirlwind Damage & Snow Scenes in North Wales. DESCRIPTION: Dublin suffered severe damage during the recent heavy flooding and people were evacuated from the Northern suburbs. In London a tornado ripped through the West suburbs, while in North Wales conditions looked just right for an old fashioned Christmas. SHOTLIST: Floods In Dublin - GV of the flooded streets. People looking out of windows. Horse and cart. People being helped into boats. Man carrying a boy. GV of the collapsed bridge. View of the bridge, crowd in the background. Whirlwind Damage (62463) - GV of Gunnersbury Station. GV of the station with train pulling into the platform. Various shots of the wreckage. Workmen repairing telephone lines. CUs of notice boards. Shots of the wreckage. CU of twisted telephone wires. GV of wrecked house. Shots of workmen clearing up. GV of wrecked car. Snow Scenes In North Wales (62462) - Cows crossing the road. GV of snow covered lane. CU of hedges. GV of snowbound road. Car driving in the slush.
- Keywords
- Weather
- Locations
- London; Dublin; Republic of Ireland; North Wales
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 62461
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 108
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