Horrible Hilda

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1845A

Date Released

15 Oct 1964

Date submitted

9 Oct 1964

Date Other

Oct 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Olympics 1964
2. 2Horrible Hilda
3. 3The Queen in Quebec
4. 4It’s a Woman’s World
5. 5Boxing - Leahy Fails for Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horrible Hilda. DESCRIPTION: A hurricane hit Louisiana, leaving behind millions of dollars worth of damage. Winds reached 120 miles an hour and at least thirty people lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS signs blowing in wind (2 shots). MS people struggling against wind. Track shot from car of main street. Telegraph poles down (2 shots). CU caravan knocked over. MS church’s steeple damaged by wind. CU wrecked building. GV First Aid station. GV inside same. MS pan same.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Louisiana

Footage sources

France

Card file number

88947

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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