News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Bees Cause London Traffic Dislocation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

477A

Date Released

28 Jul 1938

Date submitted

25 Jul 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Funeral of Queen Marie in Bucharest
2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: President Roosevelt Reviews US Fleet
3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Hankow, Nearing Shanghai’s Fate
4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Bees Cause London Traffic Dislocation
5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Seaman Wins German Motor Race Classic
6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Lord Nuffield & Major Gardner’s Car
7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Corrigan Flies to England
8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Miss Lydia Hill Arrives Home
9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Lord Runciman for Czechoslovakia
10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Eddie Cantor at Scottish Exhibition
11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: The Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood
12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Cricket - The Fourth Test is Won by Australia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 12

Section Title

News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bees on Traffic Lights. SHOTLIST: At the Angel, Islington, a swarm of bees infest the traffic lights, and a young bee-keeper has to be called to deal with the situation under the watchful eye of the law. Shots of the keeper on the stand and getting the swarm. Hive on pavement.

Keywords

Curiosities; Police; Road transport; Insects; Animals

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

33927

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Commentator

Sir Malcolm Campbell

Length of story (in feet)

16

Story extras:

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