Winter in Earnest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1388A
Date Released
12 Jan 1956
Date submitted
10 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow Scenes in England. DESCRIPTION: When Winter comes in Britain, there’s no mistaking about it, snow has been falling in many places in the Eastern Counties from North to South. SHOTLIST: GVs Hampstead Heath with toboggans etc. CU snow packed cars with snow all over. CU man wipes snow from windscreen. Moving shot from car windscreen. SCU car in ditch. SCU man clears sign of snow, deep drifts of snow and snow plough at work. SCU cows in snow looking miserable. CU sheep in field and lambs in barn shivering. CU kids on toboggans at Hampstead. SCU kids throw snowballs at camera.
Keywords
Weather; Agriculture; Animals; Scenery and travel
Locations
London; Yorkshire; Lincolnshire; Hampstead Heath
Card file number
65623
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
James Humphries
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Winter in Earnest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1388A, 12 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20644 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)