Shoot the Weather

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2011A

Date Released

21 Dec 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Harold Holt
2. 2Greece in the Balance
3. 3Do They Like Us?
4. 4Shoot the Weather
5. 5Speedway
6. 6Flight-007

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shoot the Weather. DESCRIPTION: Police in shooting war on M1! The fight against that fearful Motorway Menace, Fog, gains a new Weapon - a Ray gun to activate the Fog Warning system. SHOTLIST: GV traffic passing along motorway. Trucking shot behind police car - policeman leaning out of window pointing ray gun towards fog warning lights. CU policeman sets lights working using ray gun. Pan up fog warning light at side of roadway. CU ray gun used by police. CU policeman starts fog lights working using ray gun. CU ray gun. CU policeman leaning out of car window pointing ray gun towards fog lights. MS fog lights as police car passes. CU fog warning lights working.

Keywords

Motor racing; Weather; Science and technology

Locations

London; England; M1 Motorway

Card file number

93076

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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