World Wide Survey: Great Britain - What’s the Time

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1374

Date Released

3 Oct 1955

Date submitted

30 Sep 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1World Wide Survey: France - A Postman’s Holiday
2. 2World Wide Survey: Austria - Army’s First Parade
3. 3World Wide Survey: Sweden - Tribute to Famous Sculptor
4. 4World Wide Survey: Turkey - Finance Conference
5. 5World Wide Survey: Israel - Border Incident
6. 6World Wide Survey: Israel - Oil Strike
7. 7World Wide Survey: USA - The President’s Illness
8. 8World Wide Survey: Argentina - New Leader Acclaimed
9. 9World Wide Survey: Cambodia - Elections
10. 10World Wide Survey: South Africa - Last Rugger Test
11. 11World Wide Survey: Great Britain - What’s the Time

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 11

Section Title

World Wide Survey

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Watch and Clock Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: The most accurate clock in the World is one of the exhibits at the British Watch and Clock Exhibition - a survey of five centuries of timekeeping. SHOTLIST: CU wall clock. CU most accurate clock in the world. CU skull watch and Hour Glass of Mary, Queen of Scots. CU Chinese clock from Peking Palace. CU chronometer from the ‘Bounty’, owned by Captain Bligh. CU rolling ball clock. CU two girls with watches on their wrists and ankles. Round their necks and as earrings.

Keywords

History and archaeology

Locations

London

Card file number

64716

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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