Smog Again

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1438

Date Released

24 Dec 1956

Date submitted

20 Dec 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Oil - Some Aspects
2. 2Smog Again
3. 3A Place in the Sun
4. 4Cyprus - ‘Copter Patrol
5. 5Portrait of a Star
6. 6Christmas Joys
7. 7Greetings Card

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smog Over London. DESCRIPTION: Smog went creeping across the country cutting down visibility causing chaos in traffic and holding up Christmas Mail. SHOTLIST: Shots of bus stops. Back of a train. Policeman directing traffic. Bus towards camera (can hardly see it). Lorries and buses toward traffic. Panning shot along bridge.

Keywords

Environment; Pollution

Locations

London

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

69247

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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