Tornado!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1465
Date Released
1 Jul 1957
Date Other
Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tornado. DESCRIPTION: The swirling black storm-cloud swept towards a township in North Dakota, at 50 miles an hour. It left a mass of destruction, 500 homes wrecked and damage to the tune of fifteen million dollars. Ten people lost their lives, while thousands of survivors lost all they possessed. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the tornado. Panning shot along the aftermath of the tornado. Shots of wrecked houses. Car being overturned. People looking through the rubble. Child crying next to a car.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Fargo
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71089
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tornado!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1465, 1 Jul 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21774 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)