Too Much Rain. Welsh Hill Moves

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1596
Date Released
4 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Too Much Rain - Mountain Moves. DESCRIPTION: It’s a hill-side on the move in Monmouthshire. Following the heavy rains, a landslide is creeping down like a glacier of mud, and threatening a score of houses in the mining village of Blaina. More heavy rain may mean the total evacuation of Parson’s Row. Some forty families are concerned. SHOTLIST: Pan hillside. CU water pouring down hill. CU same (2). LS street. CU house. LS back garden. LS man in alley. LS woman and child in street. LS rubble. GV crowds. CU man. CU woman. CU little boy. CU miner. CU man. TS wrecked house. TS valley.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Wales
Card file number
78982
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Too Much Rain. Welsh Hill Moves', British Movietone News Issue No. 1596, 4 Jan 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23397 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)