Breathe - And Die!

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1949

Date Released

10 Oct 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The People Went in Two by Two
2. 2Breathe - And Die!
3. 3Making Money
4. 4Culture with the Cutlets
5. 5No Squeeze on Scale Models

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Breathe - and Die. DESCRIPTION: Mobile laboratory visits London to test air pollution. Data from its instruments can help the authorities in their Clean Air Programme. SHOTLIST: MS people stand at bus stop in fog of 1952. MLS ditto. GV station platform in fog. Pan train passes in fog. Pan car passes in fog. MS ditto. MLS ditto. GV London street pan to van measuring air pollution. LS van measuring air pollution. MS ditto. MS instruments on top van. MCU interior van man at instrument panel. CU gauge on panel. MS cars passing van. Pan up pipe taking in air from three different levels. MS man working inside van. CU graphs. GV traffic passing van. MS men working inside van. CU graphs showing results. MS traffic passing van. MLS ditto. MS ditto. MS people walking in fog in 1952. Pan ditto. Pan ditto. Pan ditto. MS ditto.

Keywords

Pollution

Locations

London; England

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

91641

Credits:

Camera

John Mould

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

152

Story extras:

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