Red Flag Rumpus

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1509

Date Released

5 May 1958

Date submitted

1 May 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Royal Academy
2. 2Red Flag Rumpus
3. 3The Cup Final
4. *The Festival of Wales

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Red Flag Demonstrations at St Pancras. DESCRIPTION: It is St Pancras Town Hall, London. Mr Lawrence, the Socialist leader of the council went in early on May the First and hoisted the Red Flag. It was without the hammer and sickle, but, all the same, Britain has her Union Jack! Students were out in force; to make this point quite clear. Mr Lawrence then made a speech but was asked to stop. Another meeting had started first, and the police don’t allow two crowds, in the same place. SHOTLIST: GV St Pancras Town Hall. Closer same. MS Mr Lawrence arrives. Cameramen. MS Red Flag hoisted. MS students and Red Flags. MS Union Flag outside shop. CU Notice. CU flag flying. GV meeting (Lawrence speaks). GV same. MS other speaker. Slip pan to Lawrence speaking and arrest. MS Lawrence arrested. MS same. MS others arrested. CU same. MS man arrested. Same.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Demonstrations; Local government; Crime

Locations

London; St Pancras

Card file number

73626

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Ken Taylor

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

152

Story extras:

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