The Open Road

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1828
Date Released
15 Jun 1964
Date submitted
11 Jun 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Marineland - Europe’s First
  2. 2The Open Road
  3. 3The Girl with Those Magnificent Men
  4. 4Age and Elegance
  5. 5Beatles Get Aussie Welcome

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Open Road?. DESCRIPTION: Many competitors from all parts of the world entered for the Tour of Britain, the greatest amateur cycle race in the world. The race itself covers about fourteen hundred miles. But how much longer will the roads be clear enough to hold events like this? Mr Marples has been discussing the controversial Pay-as-you-drive idea. It could feature meters which you fit to your car. First shown on Movietone last September. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS cyclist spinning wheel. BS another massaging legs of cyclist. CU same. LAS cyclist drinking milk. MCU leader of race so far Arthur Metcalfe. TS crowds along roads. TS camera past cyclists. TS crowds along roads. TS mass cyclists past camera. TS cyclists past other cyclists (2 shots). Top shot pan mass riders up hill. MCU Mr Ernest Marples. MCU pan same. TS Pay as you drive meter. CU man putting it together. CU same. CU man. CU finished meter. CU dial on same. CU man turns dial. CU same. CU man turns on dial in car. BS car interior. MCU same drives off. MS zoom in car towards camera.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles; Transport; Cycling
Locations
London; Paignton; Honiton
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
88453
Credits:
Camera
Cliff Somers
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
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