The Dockers Out Voted

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1418
Date Released
6 Aug 1956
Date submitted
2 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Suez Crisis
  2. 2The Dockers Out Voted
  3. 3Graduation Gambols
  4. 4A Stranger in the House
  5. 5Bucharest Floods
  6. 6Burma Earthquake
  7. 7Jersey Carnival
  8. 8Just Jousting

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bsa Meeting. DESCRIPTION: Shareholders in the BSA group of companies went to the Grosvenor House, for an extraordinary general meeting. It was called to discuss Sir Bernard Docker’s dismissal, as chairman and Managing Director, but Sir Bernard’s resolution was rejected by 365 votes to 118. SHOTLIST: Lady shareholder arriving. CU admission card. MCU ‘Great Room’ sign. Various shots of shareholders arriving. Sir Bernard Docker arrives and alights from car. Sir Bernard Docker with Lady Norah Docker. CU Lady Docker. Lady Docker with Sir Bernard. MCU poster ‘The dockers go into battle’. Slip pan to Lady Docker. Lady Docker into car. MCU Lady Docker’s nameplate on her Bentley ‘ND5’. Pan up the Bentley. Lady Docker seated in car. Car drives off.
Keywords
Business and commerce
Locations
London; Grosvenor House; Great Room
Card file number
67795
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
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