Houses for the Homeless

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1784
Date Released
12 Aug 1963
Date submitted
6 Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Houses for the Homeless. DESCRIPTION: A shipment of pre-fabricated buildings, destined for the earthquake city of Skopje in Yugoslavia, was loaded at Tilbury Docks. These houses will soon help some of the many homeless people in that stricken city. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV ship. CU name Cerdic Ferry. MS transport lorry arrives. MLS lorry enters hold of ship. CU inside hold. Pre-fab sections on ship’s deck (6 shots). CU pan - Tilbury Docks. GV ship. These pre-fab houses are destined for the earthquake city of Skopje - Yugoslavia.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Foreign aid; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London; Tilbury Docks
Card file number
87040
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Houses for the Homeless', British Movietone News Issue No. 1784, 12 Aug 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25204 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)