Weather Aftermath

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1339A
Date Released
3 Feb 1955
Date Other
Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scottish Winter Aftermath. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Aerial shots of John O’Groats Hotel and surrounding countryside, and a low level shot of the Castle of Mey (Queen Mother’s residence). Train level shots of the resulting flooding. Now a private car (Ford Pilot) negotiates a by-road which is still covered with snow (high drifts either side). CU man clearing the remnants of the snow from the by-road. GV crane with a huge mechanical shovel attached is clearing a high drift. Then a GV men digging a series of trenches in a drift preparatory to a large Mac snow plough operating.
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of Items 5-7. Shown as item 1.
Keywords
Weather
Card file number
62733
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Weather Aftermath', British Movietone News Issue No. 1339A, 3 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19833 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)