Home News: Plague of Flies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1269
Date Released
28 Sep 1953
Date submitted
25 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Home News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plague of Flies. DESCRIPTION: The beach at Worthing has been the scene of an absolute plague of flies. A helicopter was used to spray the fore-shore with insecticide. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU beach covered in seaweed. CU magnified of seaweed covered in flies. Boat covered in flies. Helicopter taking off. Flies over beach, very low. Spraying beach with insecticide. More flying back and spraying.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Insects
Locations
Worthing; England
Card file number
59802
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Home News: Plague of Flies', British Movietone News Issue No. 1269, 28 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18775 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)