American News Items

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1194A
Date Released
24 Apr 1952
Date submitted
21 Apr 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Item News - Battle With Flood Waters. DESCRIPTION: BATTLE WITH FLOOD WATERS - Latest pictures of America’s vast floods lay stress on the tremendous battle that’s being fought to hold back the water. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Shot of floods. Various ground shots of damage, shows colossal ruins. Aerial shots of floods. Truman inside plane viewing several shots looking through field glasses.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Environment; Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Missouri; Mississippi
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
57084
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'American News Items', British Movietone News Issue No. 1194A, 24 Apr 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17747 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)