Minicab Challenge

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1672A

Date Released

22 Jun 1961

Date submitted

20 Jun 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Minicab Challenge
2. 2Sky Hook
3. 3French Train Crash
4. 4Hands of Iron
5. 5Air Forces at Home
6. 6Society Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Minicab Challenge. DESCRIPTION: The Minicab is London’s latest idea. The aim is to provide a shilling-a-mile service, with no extras. But you have to phone for a minicab, the control centre does the rest. A whole fleet of minis has started operating in the capital. London taxi-drivers are not entirely sold on the idea. And there have been reports of a taxi - minicab war. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU Minicab sign. TS line of cabs. LS same. MS Champagne poured over minicab. MS driver gets in cab. LS cab leaves. TS in cab - phone call received. Interior radio receiver. MS another. CU map. MS driver receives call. MS operator. CU same. TS minicab. TS traffic. TS minicab. TS same. MS taxi driver. CU same. CU same.

Keywords

Vehicles

Locations

London

Card file number

82705

Credits:

Camera

John Abbott

Camera

Ken Taylor

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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