Police Lifting Vehicle

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2285

Date Released

19 Mar 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Buckingham Palace Investiture
2. 2Gang Show Tribute
3. 3London’s Third Airport
4. 4Ashbourne Shrovetide Football
5. 5Consecration of Cardinals
6. 6Police Lifting Vehicle
7. 7Jockeys’ Show Jumping Championships
8. 8Seals & Dolphins

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Police Lifting Vehicle. DESCRIPTION: A new police vehicle for removing illegally parked cars. Automatic & flexible it can lift bodily almost any car. SHOTLIST: CU parking meter showing excess charge. SV woman traffic warden placing parking fine on wind screen. GV police Z wagon stops alongside parked car. CU finger pressing button controls. GV hydraulic arm moving up. CU police officer. SV sliding hydraulic arm under front of car. SV pushing arms under wheels. CU police officer fixing same. 3 SVs officers adjusting Hydraulic over car, officer pressing control button car being lifted. GV ditto & car over wagon. CU police officer. SV car lowered onto wagon. SV car on wagon pan to police officer getting into cab of wagon. SV Z wagon drives towards camera with car. GV BV wagon driving away with car.

Keywords

Vehicles; Transport; Crime

Locations

London

Card file number

98945

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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