French Strike Spreads

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1263

Date Released

17 Aug 1953

Date submitted

13 Aug 1953

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Strike. DESCRIPTION: With the French strike spreading, large numbers of British holidaymakers have been stranded in Paris and other points in France, waiting for some means of transport to convey them to the coast for the journey home. At Victoria, hopeful holidaymakers make the journey to the South Coast, determined to start their holiday in spite of the strike in France. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Scenes at Victoria Station. French tourists read notices about returning home. Holidaymakers boarding train. Train pulls out. In Paris, people sit around. Private cars stopping to give lifts. French organise transport in lorries. Boulogne, British holidaymakers arrive by motor coach. Into docks pass poster reading Welcome to Boulogne. Holidaymakers boarding channel steamers.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Railways; Communications; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations

Locations

France; London

Footage sources

France

Card file number

59543

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Montague G. Benson
Camera: Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

140

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