News Items from Various Quarters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1182
Date Released
28 Jan 1952
Date submitted
21 Jan 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Items From Various Quarters. Californian Floods. DESCRIPTION: The streets of Los Angeles tell the story of the worst spell of weather to hit Southern California for 80 years. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cars pass through main streets - flooded. Various shots of the flooded towns, car stranded, many almost covered in mud, various shots of same. Cars being dug out, more flood scenes. Roads completely covered in feet of mud.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56678
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Items from Various Quarters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1182, 28 Jan 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17578 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)