Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Floods (This Time in Germany)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
872
Date Released
18 Feb 1946
Date submitted
11 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods - in Germany Too. DESCRIPTION: The River Weser has flooded near the BAOR headquarters causing a great deal of inconvenience and extra work for our troops. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: Aerial shot of broken banks of rivers. Ground shots of flooding River Weser. Flooded streets of Germany, British troops climb along walls to headquarters to save getting feet wet. Pass supplies across streets in boats. Two "Tommies" along flooded street in canoe. CU rushing torrential waters. Car with top just showing above water.
Keywords
Weather; Occupied territories
Footage sources
Harrow
Card file number
46528
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Floods (This Time in Germany)', British Movietone News Issue No. 872, 18 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13739 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)