Firemen on Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2064
Date Released
23 Dec 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Mint Moves to Wales
  2. 2Shine for ‘69
  3. 3Firemen on Fire
  4. 4Sewing Blind
  5. 5Down-Hill

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Firemen on Fire. DESCRIPTION: Two and a half thousand London Firemen march to County Hall to protest against low wages. A contented fire service is our best insurance against a further increase in the cost of fire damage, already exceeding a hundred million pounds a year. SHOTLIST: TS firemen marching. 3 shots MCU placards. 14 shots MS firemen marching with placards in pouring rain.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weather; Demonstrations; Labour relations
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
94265
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
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