Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kensington Squatters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
901A
Date Released
12 Sep 1946
Date submitted
6 Sep 1946
Date submitted
10 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Movietone Interviews Premier Tsaldaris
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: After the Harvest They Dance
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s New Air Speed Record
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Policy for Germany
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baor Families Settle Down
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kensington Squatters

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Squatters Move in at Kensington. DESCRIPTION: Victims of the housing shortage have taken over the Duchess of Bedford Mansions in Kensington. Terry Cotter of Movietone talks to Communist Party official, Mr Coleman, on how they organised the squat. SHOTLIST: KS GV Duchess of Bedford’s Mansions flats. Squatters unload lorry loads of private belongings, bedsteads, matting etc. Interior - family seated at table drinking tea. Exterior - crates of milk stacked outside flats, milkman places another on same. Group of squatters outside flat being interviewed by Terry Cotter. Interviews Communist Party member Mr Coleman. SCU interviewing one of the mothers.
Keywords
Social conditions
Locations
London
Card file number
47470
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
116
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