Learning on ScreenMotorways. Marvel or Muddle?
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motorways - Marvel Or Muddle?. DESCRIPTION: Mr Marples isn’t the only one anxious to speed up the traffic flow. But a six month survey by the British Road Federation alleges a failure by the Marples Ministry. But we mustn’t overlook many major schemes which are underway, such as a two mile viaduct which is part of London’s M4 outlet to the west. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV fast drive through High Street. Slip pan to LS fast drive along motorway. GV pan extension to M6 under construction. GV traffic passing underneath. CU same. LAS flyover supports. GV pan down same. GV pan flyover under construction. GV Hedgerley Green. GV church. GV Hedgerley Green. GV house surrounding green. GV another. GV Bedford Cottage owned by Mr Ian Bedford Leno. CU sign Bedford Cottage. CU Mr Leno speaking (SOF). GV garden belonging to Bedford Cottage. GV house at Hedgerley Green. CU Mr Leno speaking (SOF). BS Mr Ernest Marples over motorway. GV traffic along motorway. GV same. GV fast drive along motorway.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Transport; Engineering
- Locations
- Buckinghamshire; Hedgerley
- Card file number
- 87785
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Mark McDonald
- Camera
- Ronald E. Collins
- Length of story (in feet)
- 218
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