What Weather

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1332
Date Released
13 Dec 1954
Date submitted
10 Dec 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in Dublin, Whirlwind Damage & Snow Scenes in North Wales. DESCRIPTION: Dublin suffered severe damage during the recent heavy flooding and people were evacuated from the Northern suburbs. In London a tornado ripped through the West suburbs, while in North Wales conditions looked just right for an old fashioned Christmas. SHOTLIST: Floods In Dublin - GV of the flooded streets. People looking out of windows. Horse and cart. People being helped into boats. Man carrying a boy. GV of the collapsed bridge. View of the bridge, crowd in the background. Whirlwind Damage (62463) - GV of Gunnersbury Station. GV of the station with train pulling into the platform. Various shots of the wreckage. Workmen repairing telephone lines. CUs of notice boards. Shots of the wreckage. CU of twisted telephone wires. GV of wrecked house. Shots of workmen clearing up. GV of wrecked car. Snow Scenes In North Wales (62462) - Cows crossing the road. GV of snow covered lane. CU of hedges. GV of snowbound road. Car driving in the slush.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
London; Dublin; Republic of Ireland; North Wales
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
62461
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'What Weather', British Movietone News Issue No. 1332, 13 Dec 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19713 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)