River Police - Rescue

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

128

Date Released

10 Jun 1957

Date recorded

10 May 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hair Styles (Steiner)
2. 2Shopping Donkey
3. 3Children’s Zoo
4. 4River Police - Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Back in the days of sail a Dr Patrick Colquhoun formed a police force to combat the widespread looting of cargo ships moored in the Thames. From that force the Thames River Police was born, a body of highly trained men with a wide range of duties. This reconstruction of a life-saving incident vividly illustrates only one of the many emergencies they may have to deal with on their daily round.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "River Police Rescue".

Keywords

Ships and boats; Police; Emergency services

Locations

London; River Thames; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

321

Story extras:

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