Floods: Description by Eric Dunstan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
401
Date Released
8 Feb 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: The King of Sweden in Brussels
  2. 2Reports: Coronation Medals
  3. 3Reports: Rome Wedding - The British Ambassador’s daughter, Margaret Drummond weds John Walker
  4. 4Reports: Lindberghs in Rome
  5. 5Reports: French conscripts don’t care
  6. 6Reports: Patriots in Japan
  7. 7Reports: More Quads in Bucharest, Rumania
  8. 8Diversion
  9. 9Rugby
  10. 10Floods: Description by Eric Dunstan
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Motor Scooting for Miami belles
  12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Ski-jumping at Garmisch
  13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skating for children in New York

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 13
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Tragedy Reaches Climax. DESCRIPTION: American tragedy reaches climax. SHOTLIST: Aerial of floods in Cincinnati. Shots of the water on level with bridge. Shots of boats drawn along the streets. Shot of the bridge and high water under same. Relief food packed. Shot of the river and the boats on same going through into what were streets. Lady helped out of boat. Indiana. Aerial of the floods. Aerial of wreckage piled up against bridge. Showboat on the city streets paddling along. Refugees given food in same. Aerial of Kentucky and Louisville.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters; Exile
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5115
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
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