Britain Abandons the Gold Standard
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Abandons the Gold Standard Sir J Stamp Explains. DESCRIPTION: Foreign sales of sterling decide the Government to conserve resources of Bank of England. Sub 1. Sir Josiah Stamp as a Director of the Bank of England explains the course of events. SHOTLIST: Pan shot down from roof of Bank of England. Long shot of Bank. Montague Norman Governor of Bank of England standing on steps with Mellon - Secretary US Treasury. Elevated shot of crowd near Bank. Newspaper placard with "Pound Today" headline. Close shot. Long shot of Treasury. Close shot of name over doorway. "Treasury". Men wheeling money in boxes on trolleys. Bullion carried into waiting cars with spectators lining either side. Close shot of "mint" at work. Close shot of Sir J Stamp speaking in garden. Close up of same. Explains the Gold Standard.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Economics
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 1426
- Length of story (in feet)
- 204
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