Tornado
Tornado is a short film from ca. 1955 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
09:38:36:04 CU raining dripping on glass window.
09:38:39:16 CU alarm clock reads 3:26.
09:38:44:06 CU disembodied hand lifts coffee pot off of stove; LS woman in kitchen wearing apron carries coffee pot over by dark window, lightning flashes outside; CU woman looking out window with rain water dripping down it; LS man looking out fron door, woman leaves window and pours coffee; woman brings man cup of coffee as he watches the storm through the front door, man suddenly stands up from chair and looks out front door with wife in panic
09:39:52:06 LS tornado
09:39:58:06 Man rushes to telephone on wall, winds the phone and asks for the operator then asks for weather Elmville Weather Bureau; LS tornado; man on phone warns of tornado; VS tornado
09:40:27:25 VS small city in 1950s in aftermath of tornado, man destroyed building and rubble
09:40:50:21 Great shot of tornado; VS tornados; VS illustrations of different types of tornados; VS tornado footage
09:41:35:13 Rubble in aftermath of tornado; 1950s people sifting through rubble
09:41:55:17 VS meteorologists working in room with various instruments; CU meteorologist draws line with ruler on paper print out from machine; VS 1950s meteorologist working; CU disembodied hand holding fountain pen marks paper with a ruler
09:42:19:02 Ominous thunder clouds, lightening bolts
09:42:29:02 Low-angle shot various weather instruments measuring wind speed and direction; meteorologist reads various instruments outside.
09:42:54:23 CU sign on door for Weather Bureau Severe Local Storm Warning Center, door opens, VS meteorologists at work, CU man wearing bow tie mapping weather patters; VS meteorologists checking various instrument gauges; meteorologists releases a weather balloon.
09:43:35:14 low-angle CU spinning radar dish
09:43:45:03 large Navy weather reconnaissance plane takes off runway; VS aerials of plane
09:43:58:15 Man reads teletype printout; CU teletype printing our various number sequences; meteorologist take weather map out of printer; CU man reads weather map; two meteorologists looking at weather map, one wearing a bow tie; CU disembodied hand holding pen points out information on weather pattern map
09:44:35:19 VS middle-age men seated at desks in classroom, many lightly nodding their heads; camera slowly zooms to teacher standing in front of blackboard with weather map pinned up to it
09:45:14:23 MS police officer standing outside of 1950s police car makes call on radio; CU police officer scanning the sky speaks into radio
09:45:31:06 CU disembodied hand holding compass on weather map
09:45:45:11 CU disembodied hand holds triangle ruler up to weather map and draws line onto map.
09:46:42:27 MS back of man with pencil behind ear typing into teletype machine.
09:46:55:06 Radio announcer reading into microphone, man brings radio announcer paper to read announcing severe weather warning; CU radio announcer reads tornado warning for Elmville.
09:47:11:23 CU 1950s General Electric portable radio behind dripping sink faucet.
09:47:14:11 1950s soda fountain, waiter at counter serves a milkshake with whipped cream; CU older man with netting over her hair takes a sip of her coffee; CU man with nervous look on faces licks whipped cream off of his lips; CU plate with remains of cream pie, disembodied hands place 26 cents on counter beside plate
09:47:38:23 MS barber cutting man�s hair, barber pauses a moment and looks over at the radio, then continues with the hair cut.
09:47:45:18 VS ominous thunder clouds
09:47:59:24 CU glass window dripping with rain.
09:48:07:21 CU clock reads 3:26; thunders sounds on audio track, man jumps out of his chair; LS tornado; MS man runs over to telephone; CU man on phone sticker on frame mounted on wall beside man�s head reads �In case of a tornado Elmville Weather Bureau�; man on other end of line receives tornado warning and says it looks like a bad one with comical lack of enthusiasm
09:48:44:21 Man sits down at teletype machine and begins to type message; CU ribbon of teletype machine printing text for a tornado warning.
09:49:05:12 MS man looking into radar scope, man brings radar monitor a note.
09:49:26:19 CU radar screen, disembodied hand holding pencil writes on radar screen
09:49:36:02 CU 1950s television set with text on screen �Special News Bulletin�
09:49:37:07 Man, woman and young daughter about 8 years old run into the cellar, man closes cellar door behind them.
09:49:45:07 CU dashboard of 1950s car
09:49:48:05 1950s car pulls up beside men digging house foundation, man points to the sky, men with shovels look where man points, all four men dive into a construction trench; two men lying in trench with hands over their heads.
09:49:58:09 CU radio announcer speaks into microphone
09:50:01:18 CU disembodied hands slide open window; CU door opens to disembodied mans meet; low-angle show shingle house, two windows are opened from the inside
09:50:09:16 CU disembodied arm enters frame and grabs portable radio
09:50:11:20 Mother and boy holding the family dog in his arms huddle in corner of their cellar; MS scared boy huddling close to his dog
09:50:23:08 CU woman answer 1950s phone with rotary dial, shot so that only right side of woman�s face and her hand holding phone one it is against her ears is in focus.
09:50:31:15 CU disembodied man�s hand reaches for 1950s phone with rotary dial
09:50:32:27 CU children�s feet currying across linoleum floor; 1950s kids about 10 years old duck and cover lined up along wall in school hallway.
09:50:42:28 Low-angle Coca-Cola sign hanging from a Rhoden Deluxe Foods store swinging back and forth in the wind.
09:50:49:21 Closed cellar door; LS tornado; empty abandoned office; three children sitting along hallway wall covering their heads; empty car with door open and keys still in the ignition; empty barber shop, to empty barber�s chairs; VS tornado; VS rubble in aftermath of the tornado
09:51:55:19 VS meteorologists hard at work
09:52:26:26 Auto mechanic walks out of gas station passing underneath a sign that reads �Fuel� and looks up at the sky; CU policeman scans the sky as he speaks into his radio; CU farmer wearing a hat looking up at the ominous sky; CU man on telephone, sticker in corner of frame next to his face reads �In case of a tornado phone Elmville Weather Bureau Main 2100 � COLLECT�; LS tornado.| Tornado | |
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| Produced by | Calvin Productions |
Production company | Calvin Productions |
| Distributed by | Calvin Productions |
Release date | ca. 1955 |
Running time | 14:45 |
| Language | English |
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