Moving a Town

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1373A
Date Released
29 Sep 1955
Date submitted
26 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Power Project. DESCRIPTION: The Iroquois dam in Ontario is part of the St Lawrence River project and every house and building in the town (which will be flooded) is moved. The plan is carried out without a hitch. SHOTLIST: GV project area. CU Iroquois Town notice board. GV street with traffic. SCU house moving machine. CU child standing in wheel of house mover. CU house lifted and carried by house mover. CU house being put down on new site. CU occupants of house coming out.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland
Keywords
Engineering
Locations
Canada; Ontario
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
64657
Credits:
Commentator
John McLaren
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Moving a Town', British Movietone News Issue No. 1373A, 29 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20386 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)