News in Brief: Cornwall Under Snow

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343A
Date Released
3 Mar 1955
Date submitted
28 Feb 1955
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow Scenes in Cornwall. DESCRIPTION: A recent survey of the weather situation in Cornwall (made by naval helicopter) showed large areas of the country completely snowed under. SHOTLIST: Shots taken from a naval helicopter of the very heavy snowfall in Cornwall roads, almost obliterated by snow drifts. Cars, trucks and vans snowed up. Ground level shots of people shovelling the thick snow away from the road surface. Finally a CU of a milk lorry and the churns thereon being examined.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Cornwall
Footage sources
Admiralty
Card file number
62982
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Cornwall Under Snow', British Movietone News Issue No. 1343A, 3 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19895 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)