'Topical’ Triumphs Again

Series

Series Name

Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

586-1

Date Released

16 Nov 1922

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Belgium’s Unknown Warrior
2. 2Where the Armistice Was Signed
3. 3Film Star at Marble Arch
4. 4Film Star at Stolls
5. 5'Topical’ Triumphs Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "By permission of the Authorities we transform Trafalgar Square on Election Night - into the World’s greatest Cinema Theatre. 50,000 cheering people watch us show 50,000 feet of pictures and all Election results wirelessed by Marconi to our screen. "'Topical’s reporters receiving the Wireless results". "Others filmed this unique scene by our 3,000,000 candle-power lights - But we don’t mind - ‘TOPICAL’ IS BRITISH We Lead - Others Follow!". "The Soul of England still"." Trafalgar Square on Election Night with the waiting crowd lit by searchlights and entertained with films supplied by FBO and Topical. Item ends with shot of Nelson’s Column at night.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Newsreels

Credits:

Camera

James J. Taylor

Camera

John Hutchins

Length of story (in feet)

134

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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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