Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Arctic Weather Grips Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
923
Date Released
10 Feb 1947
Date submitted
6 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arctic Weather Grips Britain. DESCRIPTION: More snow and freezing conditions have blocked roads around the country. At Grantham part of the station roof collapsed under the weight of snow. America has suffered too, in Milwaukee they have experienced the worst blizzards for twenty four years. SHOTLIST: KS CU icicles on roof, guttering. Several shots of road between Grantham and Stamford, Lincolnshire, shows bulldozers clearing the ice, workmen chipping the ice. Railway engines being dug out. Flying Scotsman passing through Grantham Station. GVs and SCU of wrecked station roof, after it fell through due to the heavy weight of snow. SCU power lines covered in snow and ice. In Milwaukee, USA, several shots of snowdrifts, cars snowed under, snow ploughs going through streets, cars being dug out. Various shots of busy cross roads at standstill, jeep passing through small way cleared for traffic.
Keywords
Weather
Card file number
48142
Credits:
Camera
Campbell Harper
Camera
Eddie Smales
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Arctic Weather Grips Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 923, 10 Feb 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14304 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)