London By-Election

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
229-2
Date Released
15 Jan 1916
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Rough Riders
  2. 2British Troops at Salonika
  3. 3London By-Election
  4. 4French Huzzars
  5. 5The Lord Mayor in Khaki

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "The first London by-election since the outbreak of war took place at West Newington. Mr JD Gilbert the winning candidate outside one of the polling booths." Scenes of both Gilbert and his opponent Mr Joe Terrett canvassing. Medium close-up of Gilbert raising his hat to his supporters.
Keywords
Politics and government
Length of story (in feet)
55

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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