Sheffield Peace Flop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1119A
Date Released
16 Nov 1950
Date submitted
14 Nov 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Fires in the Home
  2. 2Melbourne’s Big Race
  3. 3Sheffield Peace Flop
  4. 4King of Nepal’s Flight
  5. 5Popular Ambassador Retires
  6. 6Remembrance Day
  7. *Edinburgh Castle Installation

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sheffield Peace Flop. DESCRIPTION: Sheffield was chosen for the holding of the so-called World Peace Congress. Britain exercised her right to refuse admittance to undesirable guests; all the same, a number of delegates did arrive - only to discover that they’d soon be moving to Warsaw. SHOTLIST: KS. Group of reporters on steps of City Hall. Various shots street scenes in Sheffield. GV City Hall pan to tents nearby. Sign in several languages reading "Restaurant". Pan of Workhouse Lane where tents are pitched. Delegates alight from coach, elevated GV crowds on steps of Hall. MS Red Dean & Bulgarian church leader. Red Dean - SCU speaking of "peace". Picasso with others on steps. SCU Australian delegate being interviewed, saying "Attlee is a warmonger". Interior of City Hall, back-sheet in many languages. SCU Picasso speaking in French. SCU Pudovkin sends his greeting to the "British peace loving etc". SCU Nan Green speaking "The Congress will go on". Workmen throwing sheets of corrugated iron in heap. Foreman interviewed says a few words about same being put-up job. Inside of marquee same being dismantled. SCU foreman talking.
Locations
Sheffield
Card file number
54597
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
191
Story extras:
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