News in Brief: Cornwall Under Snow

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1343A

Date Released

3 Mar 1955

Date submitted

28 Feb 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Tour - The Jamaican Scene
2. 2Bangkok Conference
3. 3The Ideal Home
4. 4News in Brief: Royal Engagement
5. 5News in Brief: Disarmament Talks
6. 6News in Brief: Cornwall Under Snow
7. 7News in Brief: Politics - Hawaiian Style
8. 8Rugger - England V France
9. *Rugger - Scotland V Ireland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow Scenes in Cornwall. DESCRIPTION: A recent survey of the weather situation in Cornwall (made by naval helicopter) showed large areas of the country completely snowed under. SHOTLIST: Shots taken from a naval helicopter of the very heavy snowfall in Cornwall roads, almost obliterated by snow drifts. Cars, trucks and vans snowed up. Ground level shots of people shovelling the thick snow away from the road surface. Finally a CU of a milk lorry and the churns thereon being examined.

Keywords

Weather

Locations

Cornwall

Footage sources

Admiralty

Card file number

62982

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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