Weather Spoils Harvest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1317
Date Released
30 Aug 1954
Date submitted
24 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harvesting Story. DESCRIPTION: Thanks to the bad weather, crops this year have suffered severely in many parts of the country. Mr Cave, a Wiltshire farmer comments on the task ahead of him. SHOTLIST: Low angle shot of combine harvester working. A farmer picking up wheat and throwing it away in disgust. CU of farmer speaking with part of the harvester in the background. Interior scenes of a drying plant in action. Man loading the machine. CU of hands squeezing the wet grass.
Keywords
Weather; Agriculture; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Wiltshire; Guildford
Card file number
61694
Credits:
Soundman
Derek Stiles
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Weather Spoils Harvest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1317, 30 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19471 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)