The LSSR Special

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1492

Date Released

6 Jan 1958

Date submitted

2 Jan 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1HMS Victorious
2. 2Storm in the Baltic
3. 3Atomic Ice-Breaker
4. 4Speed Boat Crash
5. 5A Telly Copper
6. 6The LSSR Special
7. 7Jamaica’s New Governor
8. 8Wanted - A Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Emetts Railway. DESCRIPTION: Traffic control is notoriously efficient on the LSSR - the Long-Suffering-to-Smuggler’s-Reach railway. Exhibited at a London store, this branch line takes you right out of this world into that very improbable country known as Emettland. SHOTLIST: GV Emett lay-out. MS same. Closer shot same. Closer same. CU engine. CU sign board. CU engine. CU truck with cow in it. CU foliage. MS lay-out. MS engine. Sign board. Engine going over bridge.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Railways; Shops and shopping; Toys and models

Locations

London; England; Harrods

Card file number

72454

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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