A Big Blow

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1601A
Date Released
11 Feb 1960
Date submitted
8 Feb 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1South Africa - Premier’s Farewell
  2. 2Australia - New Governor General
  3. 3Sunshine Sport
  4. 4A Big Blow
  5. 5A High Jump
  6. 6Thank Heaven for Little Girls
  7. 7HMS Victorious - At Sea
  8. *Wales V Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wind Storm. DESCRIPTION: Puget Sound, under the impact of a real snorter from the Pacific, howling and screaming into Seattle! There are guide ropes for pedestrians, and newsreel men brave the blast to record these exciting street scenes! SHOTLIST: Excellent shots of a great gale in progress. Water beating over sea wall. Shutters and blinks being torn to pieces. Lots of people battering against the wind.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Wales or Scotland.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Puget Sound
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
79306
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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