News in Brief: Perks for Police

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1336A

Date Released

13 Jan 1955

Date submitted

10 Jan 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Third Round - FA Cup Ties
2. 2Royal Godmother
3. 3Boxing - Dower V Koch
4. 4News in Brief: Perks for Police
5. 5News in Brief: Crime Doesn’t Pay
6. 6News in Brief: Carrier Innovation
7. 7News in Brief: Calisthenics
8. 8News in Brief: Four-Men Bob
9. *Perth - Wedding at St Ninian’s
10. *Rugby - France V Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gifts for Rome Police. DESCRIPTION: In Rome, the tradition on twelfth night is to give presents to the traffic police. SHOTLIST: View (from above) of a Rome traffic policeman, surrounded by people stacking up various gifts round him. CU gifts laying round the police point. Further shots of people carrying expensive presents including a television set and a motor scooter. A girl now kisses a policeman. CU the policeman continues directing the traffic.

Keywords

Customs and traditions; Police

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

62610

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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