News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

537

Date Released

18 Sep 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Australia’s Great Rural Show
• 2. Buying Horses for the French Army
• 3. Foreigners Rush to French Army
• 4. Mr Chamberlain Reports
• 5. Roosevelt Tells the Press
• 6. America Practises Bombing
• 7. Black Out Fashions
• 8. AFS Wedding
• 9. Shades of 1914-18
• 10. Our ‘Kids’ Evacuated
• 11. Boxing Stars Perform for the Army
• 12. Their Majesties See Further Precautions
• 13. Duke and Duchess of Windsor Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Women ‘Bus Conductors. DESCRIPTION: As in the last war women are taking over as conductresses on the buses. SHOTLIST: Girls attend a class and learn ticket punching, then they march to their buses and jump aboard. Buses in the garage. Interior shot of the ‘clippie’ taking the fares.

Keywords

Education and training; Vehicles; Transport; Social welfare

Card file number

37441

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

34

Story extras:

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