Viola Visits Hong Kong

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1827
Date Released
8 Jun 1964
Date Other
Jun 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viola Visits Hong Kong. DESCRIPTION: Viola, a 50 mile an hour typhoon, hit Hong Kong. Although people in the Crown Colony were expecting the worst, little damage was done. In fact, ten inches of rain poured into the dried-up reservoirs, making Viola a very welcome visitor. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS people waiting to cross road. GV same crossing road. MS two girls do likewise. MS girl and boy up steps and girl’s skirt swept up by wind. CU sailor smiles. MS boy and girl walk and girl’s skirt swept up by wind. MS pan people board ferry. MS same and sailor removes boarding plank. LS ferry pulls away from quay. GV rough waters. CU sign Ferries stopped running. GV anchored houseboat. GV people get on houseboat. GV pan up stream leading into reservoirs. MCU man takes hat off and smiles.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Government of Hong Kong
Card file number
88429
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Viola Visits Hong Kong', British Movietone News Issue No. 1827, 8 Jun 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25566 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)