News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1463A

Date Released

20 Jun 1957

Date Other

Jun 1957

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Knights of the Garter
• 2. Mayflower II Arrives
• 3. Hot News
• 4. French Resistance Honoured
• 5. Royal Ascot
• *Royal Visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hot Weather Story. DESCRIPTION: Heat-wave in Britain, temperature in the eighties. London’s squares were filled with workers in the lunch hour. A Royal Canadian Air Force Band entertained. Prince Philip played polo on Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park. In the invitation mile at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, Derek Ibbotson finished in the second fastest time ever recorded. There were cooler kinds of recreation than athletics - the swimming pool. In the French and Swiss Alps, rivers swollen by heavy continuous rainfall, have caused floods and enormous damage. Sweeping across roads and railways, the waters have cut communications between France and Italy after the worst weather known at this season in these parts for many a year. SHOTLIST: Shots of people walking around in parks in London. Women seated on seat. Sprinkler working. People in Soho Square. Girl asleep on park bench whilst lady next to her is knitting. Boy drinks from water fountain. People seated in Soho Square Park (Movietone House in background). People seated outside drinking. Woman puts egg on pavement. People watching. Woman picks fried egg up and puts it on her plate. Passes it to man who eats it. Back shot of Royal Canadian Air Force Band playing. Two girls eating apples. Band playing. Man asleep in deck-chair. Band playing. Slip pan to Smith’s Lawn Polo Club, Windsor Great Park. Various shots of Prince Philip playing polo. Queen?? waves to Prince Philip. Prince Philip dismounts horse. Prince has a drink from a bottle. Slip pan - Ibrox Park, Glasgow - Shots of the Invitation Mile race. Derek Ibbotson wins. Slip pan - Women walking across zebra crossing wearing swimming costume and bikinis. Walk into the Oasis swimming pool. People sunbathing. People in the pool. Small boy on dad’s back whilst swimming. People sunbathing. Man wearing suit. Slip pan to French and Swiss Alps. Water gushing down stream. Car driving through the water. Various shots of the water moving along. Damage to houses seen. Shots of damaged railway. Various shots of flooded streets.

Keywords

Weather; Athletics; Safety devices

Locations

France; London; Glasgow; Windsor; Switzerland

Card file number

70997

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

216

Story extras:

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