Drive-In Bank

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1548A

Date Released

5 Feb 1959

Date submitted

2 Feb 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Drive-In Bank
2. 2Muffling the Sound
3. 3Elsie at Work
4. 4Borneo Bound
5. 5Art of the Stars
6. 6Royal Film Show
7. *Charity Day

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drive-In Bank. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s first Drive-In Bank has just received its first customer: the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, who cashed the first cheque. It is a Branch of the Westminster Bank at Princes Road, Liverpool. Motorists just drive up, the cashier operates a drawer from behind bullet-proof glass, and the transaction is made. SHOTLIST: GV bank. MS Mayor of Liverpool’s car drives in. BS same. MS Lord Mayor hands over cheque. MS car drives up. Closer - driver places cheque in drawer. Interior shot - cashier counts out notes. MS driver takes money from drawer. LS car leaves.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Business and commerce; Local government

Locations

England

Card file number

76215

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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