Harvest Wash-Out

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1524A

Date Released

21 Aug 1958

Date submitted

15 Aug 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Royal Family in Scotland
2. 2Harvest Wash-Out
3. 3Polar Sub No 2
4. 4Report from Cyprus
5. 5Chinese Mass Weddings
6. 6Latest Zoo Arrival
7. 7Forest Fire
8. 8Ride ‘Em Cowboy

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harvest Wash Out. DESCRIPTION: It has been a rotten Summer, and on many a farm, (like this one in Kent, for example), it looks like being a rotten harvest. Not enough sun, far too much rain, and water-logged fields: that’s the depressing picture; and similar stories are reported from many parts of the country. SHOTLIST: GV fields. MS field under water. MS men walking through field. CU feet. MS feet. MS men walking through field. GV Combine Harvester at work. MS same. CU same. GV same. GV corn. Same. CU corn. MS man picks up corn and wrings it out.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weather; Agriculture

Locations

Kent; England; Aldington

Card file number

74694

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Davies

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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