Blizzard Strikes New York

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1646
Date Released
19 Dec 1960
Date submitted
15 Dec 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blizzard Strikes New York. DESCRIPTION: It was the first big storm of the season, and officially the city was blanketed with a 17-inch fall in twenty-four hours. But in many places, it was even worse than that: Winter had made a spectacular arrival! SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU rule measuring depth of snow. GV blizzard showing cars stuck in snow. CU same CU same GV same GV same. MS women walking in snow. GV blizzard. LS men trying to clear snow. MS lorry trying to start. MS horse and sleigh passing. MS people in blizzard. MS car stranded in snow.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
81571
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Blizzard Strikes New York', British Movietone News Issue No. 1646, 19 Dec 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23907 (Accessed 26 Jul 2025)