News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1330A

Date Released

2 Dec 1954

Date submitted

27 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Storm Havoc
• 2. State Opening of Parliament
• 3. His Eightieth Birthday
• *Miss Mercury

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Storm Havoc. DESCRIPTION: The recent storms over and around Britain caused widespread damage, particularly on the South Coast and in the West Country. Seven members of the crew of the South Goodwin Lightship lost their lives when the vessel broke from her moorings and listed in the heavy seas. SHOTLIST: Rough seas battering South Coast. Various scenes of broken sea walls. Gap of 40’ in the sea wall at Seaford. River Severn overflowing. Under bridge. Swans swim around on race course. Worcester - Cricket ground flooded. Traffic through floods. Signs road closed. Goodwin Sands - Various aerial shots of the South Goodwin lightship almost under water. Ground shots of her high and dry on the Goodwin Sands. Lifeboat standing by. Members of the lifeboat walk out to sunken ship. No survivors.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Card file number

62377

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Samuelson

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

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