The M1

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1587A
Date Released
5 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The M1
  2. 2Floods Down Under
  3. 3Churchill in Bronze
  4. 4Veteran Car Rally
  5. 5New Zealand Air Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The M1. DESCRIPTION: M1, Britain’s First Motorway, is the beginning of a new deal for drivers on the country’s alarmingly congested roads. Linking London and Birmingham, it offers a high-speed, time-saving route. M1 aims to relieve the old A5, previously the main route for heavy traffic between London and the Midlands. The opening of M1 was great news, and the new Minister of Transport, Mr Ernest Marples, was there to open it. Traffic was soon taking this opportunity of trying out a new experience in British road travel. A new experience, yes. But of-course not every car is in the condition for sustained high speed, and not every driver realises just what it implies. Many breakdowns were reported on the first day. On the subject of accidents, Mr Marples had a word of warning to all high-speed motorists. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot - motorway (3). Aerial shot - flyover. CU sign M1 Birmingham. CU sign ‘No U Turns’. CU sign ‘Fuel 24 m’. LS bridge. MLS same. CU bridge. CU heavy contractors’ lorry. MS traffic passing on old A5 MS traffic passing along ‘A5’. MS traffic passing by. LS ‘The Three Sisters Cafe’. MS cafe with traffic passing by. Pan - man walking from cafe to lorry. GV the ‘M1’. CU Mr Ernest Marples speaking. MLS police removing barriers. Pan - cars entering onto new motorway. TS cars travelling along road. Same. MCU ‘SOS’ sign. CU instructions on SOS sign. MS motorists picking up telephone and making ‘SOS’ call. MS police car arriving. CU police officers get out of car.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Communications; Ceremonies; Road transport; Accidents and disasters
Locations
England
Card file number
78463
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
222
Story extras:
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