News in Brief: It’s Floods Now

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420A
Date Released
23 Aug 1956
Date submitted
20 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Court in Scotland
  2. 2Cyprus - Outlook Brighter
  3. 3News in Brief: India’s Tenth Anniversary
  4. 4News in Brief: African Jubilee
  5. 5News in Brief: TV Takes Off
  6. 6News in Brief: It’s Floods Now
  7. 7News in Brief: How to Deal with Them
  8. 8News in Brief: Atlantic Raft
  9. 9Arab Protest

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods at Moreton, Near Wallasey. DESCRIPTION: Northern England and the sorry situation, after a belt of heavy rain had left its watery aftermath, right across the country. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of the floods at Wallasey. Car through water. Man carries girl and man gives girl a piggy back. Shots of water around bungalow. Women sweeping water out of the door of her house.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Wallasey; Moreton
Card file number
67956
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
Film clip

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