Texas Tornado

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2139
Date Released
1 Jun 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Design Awards
  2. 2Model Plane Championships
  3. 3Texas Tornado
  4. 4Rumanian Floods
  5. 5Cambodia Operation
  6. 6US Support Demonstration
  7. 7Brandt Demonstration
  8. 8Aquatic Archery

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Texas Tornado. DESCRIPTION: A terrifying twister almost flattens the Texas Town of Lubbock. Ten thousand made homeless and twenty three die. Movietone surveys the damage. SHOTLIST: Air view area. Travel shot past wrecked houses. Shot through broken windscreen showing ‘stop’ sign. SC zoom back broken windows in building. Travel shot along street - broken telegraph poles. Travel shot demolished buildings. LV ditto. SV ditto. SV wreckage outside shop.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Lubbock
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96003
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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