Horses Are Not Yet Rationed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
540
Date Released
9 Oct 1939
Date submitted
5 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horse Drawn Cab Reappears. DESCRIPTION: With petrol rationing the horse drawn cab is brought back into service. SHOTLIST: The cabby gets the horse out and then paints the hoofs white. He also paints the wheels of the cab white and puts a white hat-band on so that the whole outfit will be easier to see in the dark. He then drives off in search of fares which he finds.
Keywords
Transport; Civil defence; Fashion and costume; Animals
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37544
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Horses Are Not Yet Rationed', British Movietone News Issue No. 540, 9 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10315 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)