US Homes Are Laid Low by Hurricane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
222
Date Released
4 Sep 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Homes Are Laid Low By Hurricane. DESCRIPTION: Scenes of devastation on Atlantic seaboard show fearful ruin caused by storm-lashed seas. SHOTLIST: Streets ruined by floods. Cars through same. Elevated shot of the ruins. Elevated shot of the sea pouring in over sea wall. Spray pours over same. Aerial of the flooded district. Ground shots of the ruins with severed communications. Elevated shot of the water. Pan shot along train wreckage which crashed over bridge through floods. Men amongst same. Elevated shot of crane at work on line at crash.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Railways; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2558
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'US Homes Are Laid Low by Hurricane', British Movietone News Issue No. 222, 4 Sep 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4357 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)