The Election

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1356

Date Released

30 May 1955

Date submitted

26 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The General Election. DESCRIPTION: Although the election campaign had been exceptionally quiet, polling stations reported brisk business during the day. In London, large crowds gathered in Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square to see how the election was going. At Walthamstow, Mr Attlee was re-elected, while Sir Anthony Eden was returned at Leamington with an increased majority. The following day confirmed early indications of a Tory victory with an increased majority. SHOTLIST: GV of crowds round car. Various shots of Polling signs. Voters entering polling stations. Scenes of people. Chelsea Pensioners. Nurses entering. CU of 3 people at desk. Officials. CU of hand marking paper. Placing ballot paper into box. GV of woman in booth. GV of of counting boxes being emptied. Various scenes of counting. GV of Piccadilly Circus. Crowds. CU of wet pavement. GV of illuminated election results board. CUs of people. Various crowd shots. CU of Transport House notice over door. Clement Attlee and Morgan Phillips CU talking. Lady Mayor of Walthamstow announces Attlee as the winner. Attlee speaks. CU GV of audience. Crowd shots. GV of Trafalgar Square. GV with crowds. Various results coming up on illuminated board also personalities (sketches). Lord Woolton looking at results. At Leamington, Eden speaks, also his opponent. CU of the results board. Anthony Eden and Mrs Eden, Harold Wilson and Mrs Wilson. GV and CU. Various shots of buses and trains with people reading papers. GV of the Houses of Parliament. Eden speaks.

Keywords

Politics and government

Locations

London; Trafalgar Square; Leamington; Piccadilly Circus

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

63659

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Soundman: Derek Stiles
Soundman: George E. Collings
Camera: George Richardson
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Paul Wyand
Camera: Peter Brown
Soundman: Reginald C. Sutton
Commentator: Reginald C. Sutton
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

360

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