Floods: Description by Eric Dunstan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
399A
Date Released
28 Jan 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Spanish Stalemate
  2. 2Reports: France honours the late Queen Astrid of the Belgians
  3. 3Reports: Royal Honeymooners - Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard
  4. 4Reports: General Goering on Isle of Capri
  5. 5Reports: Viceroy in Burma
  6. 6Reports: Give and take in Glasgow
  7. 7Reports: Trotsky in Mexico
  8. 8Reports: Martin Johnson plane crash
  9. 9Reports: Aviation progress
  10. 10Wedding
  11. 11Politics
  12. 12Floods: Description by Eric Dunstan
  13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Walter Neusel and Jack Petersen in training
  14. 14Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Motor cycling - Reliability Tests
  15. 15Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
12 / 15
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: English Inundation Is Not Comparable With American Disaster. DESCRIPTION: English inundation is not comparable with American Disaster. SHOTLIST: Shots of flooded fields around the Thames. CU of ‘Flood’ notices. Shot of signpost amidst flood. Car splashing through flood water. Other areas flooded. Close shot of flood water swirling past camera. Aerial of very bad floods in America. Shots of floods in streets very high up front of shops and houses. People thrown food. Boat on water on level almost with roof. Street signs nearly submerged. Aerial of floods.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
River Thames; United States of America; England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5075
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
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