Giant Girder Trails Through London

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

90A

Date Released

19 Oct 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain’s destiny at the ballot boxes ... GENERAL ELECTION 1931
2. 2Giant Girder Trails Through London

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant Girder Towed Through London. DESCRIPTION: Steel mammoth is drawn by World’s largest lorry from Marylebone Station to Marble Arch. SHOTLIST: Shots over head of crowd of lorry emerging from station. Elevated shot of lorry proceeding along street. Long shot of crane lifting girder into air and swinging same onto a building.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1476A

Length of story (in feet)

96

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