Old Lamps for Sale

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1524

Date Released

18 Aug 1958

Date submitted

14 Aug 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The President at UNO
2. 2New Air Record
3. 3VIP Plane
4. 4Make It - Drive It
5. 5Old Lamps for Sale
6. 6A Palace in Baghdad
7. 7Tennis Aces in Play
8. 8Floods Ravage Austria

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Lamps for Sale. DESCRIPTION: Greenwich by gas-light is now a thing of the past: the old lamps have been taken down, but a thoughtful Authority has realised the antiques have a value: the lamps are up for sale to all comers, at a couple of quid each. SHOTLIST: CU Old lamps on heap. GV heap of lamps and man. MS heap of lamps. CU same (6). CU lamp. MS heap of lamps. MS old man puts lamp on side. Same & speech by old man.

Keywords

Business and commerce

Locations

England; Greenwich

Card file number

74683

Credits:

Camera

Ken Taylor

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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