Fog

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1540

Date Released

8 Dec 1958

Date submitted

5 Dec 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fog
2. 2Elephant Boy
3. 3Fire Horror
4. 4Royal Betrothal
5. 5Idea for Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fog at Lap. DESCRIPTION: A fortnight of fog, and longer than that in many parts of Britain. London Airport out of action, with passengers patiently waiting. London, to take one example, was completely boxed in by a vast belt of fog, the worst for years. And many accidents occurred. SHOTLIST: GV planes on tarmac (key). CU nose of plane. MS plane on tarmac. GV people in waiting room. Same. Same. MS vehicles pass on road. Same. Same. MS lorry passes. MS cars pass. CU light turned to red. MS overturned lorry. Closer same. CU cab. MS same. MS lorry.

Keywords

Weather; Aviation; Transport; Accidents and disasters

Locations

England

Card file number

75700

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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