Hurricane!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1318A
Date Released
9 Sep 1954
Date submitted
6 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hurricane. DESCRIPTION: The Atlantic Coast of America has been lashed by the furry of a hurricane. Fifty-three people lost their lives and in New England alone roughly 3 million people have suffered. The estimated damage is put at £180,000,000. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of boats hurled around in the water. CU of people and boat. Waves hitting the seafront. Scenes of storm lashed streets. Toppled tower on wreckage of car. Cars driving along the road. Various objects being blown along the street. Tree lying across road. CU of uprooted tree. CU of telephone wires and branches.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; New England
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61781
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hurricane!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1318A, 9 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19508 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)