News in Brief: A Muddy Flood

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1364
Date Released
25 Jul 1955
Date submitted
22 Jul 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Landslide at St Prix. DESCRIPTION: French villages have been inundated by sudden heavy cloudbursts which overwhelmed streets and houses leaving a thick deposit of mud and rubble. SHOTLIST: CU of men with shovels clearing mud. GVs and CUs of mud in street. CU of muddy water rushing along kerb. GVs and CUs of mud being cleared from houses. CU of sign St Prix. Boys climb on track vehicle. Clearing up.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
France; St Prix
Footage sources
France
Card file number
64112
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: A Muddy Flood', British Movietone News Issue No. 1364, 25 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20225 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)