Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Frozen Rivers Break-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
19 Feb 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Frozen Rivers Begin to Break Up. DESCRIPTION: Rivers in the north of America had been frozen solid and there were fears of the damage the ice would cause. Fortunately the thaw came quickly before it got really dangerous. SHOTLIST: KS MS partly frozen falls. Several shots all angles of Niagara Falls frozen over partly. SCU frozen falls. On the Ohio River, various shots of river completely frozen, large blocks of ice on river. Panning shots of frozen river. Shots of river ice breaking and slowly floating towards the sea, several shots. Aerial shots craft stuck tight in the ice, completely stranded.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Niagara Falls; Ohio River
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49835
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Frozen Rivers Break-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 977, 23 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14959 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)