Coronation Clean-Up for Eros

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1229A

Date Released

25 Dec 1952

Date submitted

22 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coronation Clean-Up for Eros
2. 2Gifts for Lightship Crews
3. 3Trees Mark Seasonal Spirit
4. 4It’s Summer-Time in Australia
5. 5Freighter’s Crew Rescued from Wreck
6. *Notts County V Leicester City
7. *Cardiff’s Christmas Parade

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coronation Clean-Up for Eros. DESCRIPTION: It was in the dim light of early morning that Eros was taken away from his home in Piccadilly Circus. The famous little statue will be away for about three months undergoing a thorough clean-up and overhaul. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Dawn scene of Piccadilly. Workmen removing Eros, several shots, placed onto lorry. Lorry drives away.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Cardiff.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Vehicles

Locations

Piccadilly

Card file number

58318

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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