Flashes: Birmingham tries out new road of many surfaces

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
310A
Date Released
16 May 1935
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flashes: Birmingham tries out new road of many surfaces
  2. 2Flashes: Home Fleet visits Thames for Naval Jubilee occasion
  3. 3Memoir
  4. 4Aviation: Gliding in Australia
  5. 5Jubilee
  6. 6Topics of Today: Mauretania’s break up draws attention to shipping situation - Sir Malcolm Campbell comments
  7. 7Sports: Horsewomen carry off jumping honours in Sydney Contest
  8. 8Sports: Kentucky Derby thrills 50,000 fans in spite of weather

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
Flashes
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birmingham Tries Out New Road Surfaces. SHOTLIST: Shot of the road laid with various surfaces. Shot of type of road (close). The gates open and car drives in. Shot of the Lord Mayor with Sir Malcolm Campbell. Sir Malcolm cuts the tape to open the road. Shots of the assembled company walking on the road and probing the surfaces.
Keywords
Vehicles; Records; Ceremonies; Road transport; Local government
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3660
Credits:
Commentator
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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