Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Saturday Bus and Tram Strike

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1022A

Date Released

6 Jan 1949

Date submitted

3 Jan 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fierce Gales Batter English Coasts
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Mary Grounds Near Cherbourg
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Saturday Bus and Tram Strike
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Schoolboys’ Own Exhibition
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sir Malcolm Campbell - Movietone Tribute

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Bus Strike (Saturday). DESCRIPTION: At various London Transport Executive garages, buses, trams and trolley buses were driven in at one o’clock. Movietone interviews a bus driver and conductor asking them their views on the strike. SHOTLIST: KS Deserted bus stop. Trolley buses & trams run into depots, about one o’clock in the afternoon. Sign - chalk - buses suspended. Line of buses outside garage. Bus driver & conductor give their views about the strike. The following places deserted of buses, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Lewisham Clock Tower, Oxford Street pan to Selfridges clock, pan back to Oxford Street. Crowds arrive, walking to Chelsea Football Ground. GV exterior gate of Chelsea Football Ground, Stamford Bridge.

Keywords

Transport; Labour relations

Card file number

51279

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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