The Great Gale (1928)

Item title reads - The great gale. All Britain stormbound- Various shots as great waves lash the rocks, good dramatic footage. Intertitle - ’many heroic rescues by our gallant lifeboatmen.’ L/S of the lifeboat sailing past a buoy. M/S of crew onboard, they pull ropes. M/S as they walk up and over a long bridge. Intertitle - ’many tons of shipping lost.’ L/S as the camera pans down the front of a boat to propellor at bottom. Various shots of the ship stranded on the sands. Various shots of lifeboatmen and stranded ships. M/S as men are lifted aboard a ship, the camera pans across them. L/S as they walk up a ramp. M/S of a man on a bridge. L/S as waves crash against the shore. M/S of wreckage of an aeroplane lifted from water, various shots. M/S as diver gets onboard boat. Various shots of aeroplane being lifted out. L/S as the waves pound the rocks. M/S of wreckage of aeroplane. M/S of diver climbing down into the water. Various shots as waves crash against the shore. Note:
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