Snow - Hardships and Fun

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1124A
Date Released
21 Dec 1950
Date submitted
Dec 1950
Date submitted
18 Dec 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow - Hardships & Fun. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s first cold snap of the winter was certainly pretty severe. Snow trapped vehicles were typical scenes down in the South, near Beachy Head. Hampstead Heath became a little Switzerland with winter sports of all kinds laid on. SHOTLIST: KS. Skiing out of camera. Bulldozers clearing roads near Beachy Head. Person digs out van. Wades through thick snow. At Hampstead, various shots of people skiing & tobogganing. Pushing large snowball. Couple of people dive into swimming pool.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester or Birmingham
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Hampstead Heath; Beachy Head
Card file number
54758
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Snow - Hardships and Fun', British Movietone News Issue No. 1124A, 21 Dec 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16832 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)