The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: American Floods Inundate Many States

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
478A
Date Released
4 Aug 1938
Date submitted
2 Aug 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in America. SHOTLIST: Massachusetts. Factories, highways and railways are wrecked after 40 days of rain. Pennsylvania. Traffic is at a standstill, as bridges have collapsed and the roads are washed out. New Jersey. As harvesting time draws on the entire crop is ruined. New York. Croton Dam.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Agriculture; Road transport; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
33979
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: American Floods Inundate Many States', British Movietone News Issue No. 478A, 4 Aug 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9059 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)