Critical Session of Parliament Opens

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

118A

Date Released

10 Sep 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sandwich Romps in Victor of St Leger
2. 2Critical Session of Parliament Opens
3. 3DO-X Reaches End of Long Voyage
4. 4Tragedy Attends Football Match
5. 5Gandhi’s Apartment is Made Ready
6. 6Wrestlers Feature the Flying Tackle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Critical Session of Parliament Opens. DESCRIPTION: Members reassemble at Westminster to consider National Government’s economy proposals. SHOTLIST: Panning shot from Big Ben to and around Houses of Parliament, past the gates etc. (very good). People walking past same. Crowds in street with policeman in midst. Crowds around the gates watch ministers arrive. Ramsay MacDonald amongst the arrivals. People rush "en masse" across the road. Traffic is shown past the Houses of Parliament.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Police

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1404

Length of story (in feet)

89

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