Typhoon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1370A
Date Released
8 Sep 1955
Date submitted
5 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Typhoon. DESCRIPTION: A typhoon hits Formosa which brought a cloud burst rather like a king size monsoon. What a downpour and what a mopping up problem. SHOTLIST: CU of bullock cart. GV of rain coming down, people enter building. GV of bus in rain. Back shot of two women in street. GV mopping up house. CU of small boy with large hat and wearing a shirt.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Formosa
Card file number
64445
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Typhoon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1370A, 8 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20343 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)