Pound Down

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2007A

Date Released

23 Nov 1967

Date submitted

21 Nov 1967

Date submitted

20 Nov 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pound Down
2. 2Restored to Health
3. 3Bride ‘68
4. 4L and High Water
5. 5Death in the Fields

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pound Down. DESCRIPTION: How will devaluation - the pound down by fourteen percent - affect your cost of living? How will it affect the career of Chancellor Callaghan? SHOTLIST: CU hand holding pound notes. LS pan crowds in Downing Street. MS Callaghan from door of No 10 into car. MCU car drives off. GV interior steel works (Library 11ft). MLS Volkswagen cars on sale. CU price £615 on windscreen. MS car salesman talks to customer. CU sign For Sale £889. CU radiator grill of new car. MS car salesman talks to customer. GV row of shops. MCU meat on sale in show window. CU Argentine rump steak on sale. MCU loaves of bread placed in shop window. CU loaves of bread on sale. CU ditto. CU petrol pump being operated showing price dial. CU various petrol prices. MS man puts petrol into car. GV lorries pass along road. MLS people boarding aircraft. MCU LS ditto. GV F111 takes off (library material). Air to air F111 in flight (Lib. mat.) MS Mr Gunter leaves No 10 Downing Street. CU sign Transport House. MS sign over doorway Transport House. Pan down to entrance. MCU Mr Callaghan seated at desk (Lib.). MS crowds in Downing Street. MS ditto. MS Dalek moving along Downing Street. MS ditto.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Economics; Aviation; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Road transport; Military

Locations

London; England

Card file number

92987

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

John Mould

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

218

Story extras:

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