The Traffic Problem

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1332
Date Released
13 Dec 1954
Date submitted
29 Nov 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1What Weather
  2. 2The Traffic Problem
  3. 3Guided Missiles
  4. 4The Lighter Side - National Cat Show
  5. 5The Lighter Side - in Cracking Form
  6. 6The Lighter Side - Sales Talk
  7. 7Toys for Sick Children
  8. 8Scotland V Hungary

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Traffic Lights in Oxford Street. DESCRIPTION: The ever-increasing volume of traffic in Britain’s big cities has been relentlessly slowing up the speed of travel, new efforts to improve matters, however, appear in the Government’s Road Traffic Bill. SHOTLIST: TPS of traffic, mainly buses at a standstill. MCU of car wheels slowing up. Various shots of the traffic. Interior shot of driver tapping his hand on his steering wheel. Shots of heavy traffic. Various shots of cyclists. Various shots of pedestrians trying to cross the road. Various shots of traffic.
Keywords
Politics and government; Transport
Locations
London
Card file number
62383
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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