Colour: Dutch Elm Disease

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2208A

Date Released

30 Sep 1971

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

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Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dutch Elm Disease - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: Three quarter of a million elm trees in the South of England are estimated to be afflicted by Dutch Elm Disease. SHOTLIST: GV diseased Dutch Elm tree. SV healthy Elm tree - pan to diseased tree. SV head keeper inspecting diseased leaves. CU picking off diseased leaf. GV a healthy Elm with diseased Elm alongside, low angle diseased Elm. SV 2 men inspecting diseased bark on table. GV peeling back bark to expose larvae. CU showing the live larvae on bark. LV sawing down diseased tree. CU power saw cutting through trunk. SV another tree being felled, pan back to a healthy Elm tree. GV a 400 year old Elm tree in park badly diseased.

Keywords

Horticulture; Forestry

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

97492

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Stan Goozee

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