News in Brief: It’s Floods Now

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420A
Date Released
23 Aug 1956
Date submitted
20 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods at Moreton, Near Wallasey. DESCRIPTION: Northern England and the sorry situation, after a belt of heavy rain had left its watery aftermath, right across the country. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of the floods at Wallasey. Car through water. Man carries girl and man gives girl a piggy back. Shots of water around bungalow. Women sweeping water out of the door of her house.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Wallasey; Moreton
Card file number
67956
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: It’s Floods Now', British Movietone News Issue No. 1420A, 23 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21136 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)