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If You Drink - Don’t Drive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1853
Date Released
7 Dec 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sporting Choice
  2. 2British Champ Wins Belgian Classic
  3. 3Opera House Fashion Show
  4. 4The Heart of Christmas
  5. 5If You Drink - Don’t Drive

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: If You Drink - Don’t Drive. DESCRIPTION: Last Christmas over a hundred and thirty people were killed on the roads. Many the result of drunken driving. The Road Research Laboratory is asking the public to co-operate in breathing test experiments at the road-side. These tests will carry on through Christmas and compare the everyday results with the holiday period. SHOTLIST: Last Christmas over 130 people killed on the roads - many as a result of drunken driving. The Road Research Lab asks the public to co-operate in Breathalyser test. Opening shots of crashed cars. MS car draws up - policeman directs driver to man carrying out test. CU sign. Man talks to driver of car. Driver blowing into bag. CU man sealing bag. Car pulls away. In laboratory man gives bag to girl to test. CU Breathalyser machine. Further CUs girl and machine. CU girl takes notes. Cut to CU beer being poured out. Girl and man. CU man drinking. CU short being poured. Further shots man and girl and drinking. CU girl. CU man drinking. CU man about to leave - has car keys taken from his hand.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Transport
Locations
Buckinghamshire
Card file number
89122
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:

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