Oil Makes Troubled Waters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1806A
Date Released
16 Jan 1964
Date submitted
10 Jan 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Makes Troubled Waters. DESCRIPTION: Over fifteen swans are thought to have died on the River Soar, near Leicester, due to oil pollution. Under the command of Chief Inspector Robert Hawwell, the RSPCA laid on an emergency Operation Swan Upping, to save those in danger of the same fate. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV swans in water. MCU oil covered swan on water. CU oil on water. GV RSPCA officer in dinghy herding swans into lock. MCU swans in dock. GV RSPCA officer in dinghy trying to hook a swan. CU man on shore watching. GV officer in dinghy hooks swan and pulls it into dinghy. GV swans in sacks. CU oil covered swan. MS officer cleaning swan from oil. CU same (2 shots). GV swan placed in bath tub. MCU cleaning swan. GV pan swans in flight. The operation was led by RSPCA Chief Inspector Robert Hawwell.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Leicester; River Soar
Card file number
87763
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Oil Makes Troubled Waters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1806A, 16 Jan 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25390 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)