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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Railway Strike. DESCRIPTION: Scenes at London’s railway stations tell the story of the Railway strike which began over the Whitsun Holiday. Some people made their own way to the coast by road, and others made the best of the holiday without trains. Next day, it was a question of getting to work and once more there was very heavy traffic on the roads. SHOTLIST: GV of station and carriages standing in platform. Various scenes of people awaiting trains on deserted stations. Shots of railway lines. CU of engine driver and fireman on foot-plate. GV of the engine pulling away. Various shots of traffic on the move and stationary. Traffic jams. LS of the Queen Mary coming into the harbour. GV of Don Cockell and Mrs Cockell on the deck of the Queen Mary. CU of Mrs Cockell and Don. Don Cockell at mike. Shot of ice-cream vendor serving two girls. Ice cream van. GV of the queue outside the zoo. CU of sign. GV of boats on the lake. GV of bathing pool (lido). Boy jumping in. Cars in traffic jam. Various shots people in lorry.
- Keywords
- Transport
- Card file number
- 63672
- Credits:
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- Soundman
- Derek Stiles
- Camera
- George Richardson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Peter Brown
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 173
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