Photo-Fit

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2134

Date Released

27 Apr 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1International Soccer. England V. N Ireland
2. 2New Lifeboat Tested
3. 3Appledore Shipyard
4. 4International Book Show
5. 5Mexico Rally
6. 6Photo-Fit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Photokit. DESCRIPTION: Bad news for criminals as the Home Office brings out an improved system for identifying lawbreakers. Called Photo-fit, the invention uses photographs of facial characteristics and is said to be more effective than the line-drawn Indentikit method currently used by most police forces. SHOTLIST: LV Professor Jaques Penry demonstrate photofit. SCU Prof. fitting head section to photo. SV Home Office officials etc. SV professor points to photofit. 6 CUs, officials, police photo exhibition, photo of inventor, pan with photographs, photofit kit in case. CU photofit of Eric Morecambe.

Keywords

Crime; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

London

Card file number

95864

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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