Hundred Pennies - One Pound

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1981

Date Released

22 May 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Vietnam Veterans
2. 2Hundred Pennies - One Pound
3. 3Beagle Pup
4. 4News in Colour: The Cup Final

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hundred Pennies - One Pound. DESCRIPTION: With Britain Going Decimal in four years time, a London advertising agency sets up a Decimal Super-Market and the Chancellor of the Exchequer tries out the system for himself. SHOTLIST: MS Jim Callaghan exchanges conventional money for plastic discs representing new decimal coinage. CU sign Decimal Currency. CU decimal currency in till. CU decimal currency conversion table. CU decimal coins taken from till. MCU ditto. CU sign 4s.11d. or 24 1/2 NP. MS Jim Callaghan collects shopping. MS ditto. CU pan goods displayed on shelves. MS Jim Callaghan paying for goods at cash desk. CU till registering cost of goods. MS Jim Callaghan paying for goods. MS woman shopping in supermarket. Trucking shot past goods on shelves. MS woman picks up goods from shelves.

Keywords

Politics and government; Economics; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce

Locations

London; England

Card file number

92362

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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