Telly Squad

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2014A
Date Released
11 Jan 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Telly Squad
  2. 2Racket in the Courts
  3. 3Jumping Jet
  4. 4Music Makers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Telly Squad. DESCRIPTION: Scotland Yard introduces first experiment using Television for General police work - It’s at Croydon and it already shows remarkable success. SHOTLIST: MCU TV Monitor screens showing various shopping centres & car parks in Croydon. MS TV camera on high building. MCU TV screens. CU officer watching screens. CU camera controls being operated. CU TV screen showing cars in street pan to car park. MS man looking at cars in car park. CU officer operating camera - he sees man in car park on TV screen. MCU TV screen. MS man looking at cars in car park. CU officer contacting police on duty by radio. BCU officer talking to plain clothes policeman by radio. MS policeman on duty receives message. MCU policeman in car park. CU TV screen showing man trying to open car boot. MS man trying to open car door. CU policeman watching. CU TV screen as man opens from door of car. CU radio on front seat of car. MS policeman arrests thief.
Keywords
Communications; Science and technology; Crime; Television
Locations
Croydon; England
Card file number
93123
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
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