Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Londoners Get New Tube Extension

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1016A
Date Released
25 Nov 1948
Date submitted
22 Nov 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Londoners Get New Tube Extension
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Degree for Ex-Premier
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Kabaka Weds
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Furs for Christmas
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queens Held Up
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: His Majesty the King
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Plucked from the Burning

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Tube Extension Opened to West Ruislip. DESCRIPTION: Mr Barnes, Minister of Transport, opens the Underground extension from Greenford to Ruislip. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Underground station, above ground. Various shots of workmen painting station, working on lines, etc. MS West Ruislip board. Mr Barnes, Minister of Transport, speaks before opening line. Back view of Barnes, cut-in of screen lifting electrically as Barnes pulls back lever. CU signal lights change. Underground train passes through station (in sound).
Keywords
Politics and government; Railways; Ceremonies
Locations
Middlesex; Greenford
Card file number
51090
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
75
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