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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

545

Date Released

13 Nov 1939

Date submitted

9 Nov 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nov. 11th 1939
• 2. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The "City of Flint" (First Pictures)
• 3. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Dutch-Belgian Mediation Offer
• 4. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Tensions Grow on the Netherlands
• 5. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The BEF is Ready
• 6. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Army Team Sock RAF
• 7. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Personalities Visit War Zone
• 8. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dominion Premiers’ See Army Weapons
• 9. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Coal-Man. Fill My Car
• 10. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Mayor’s No Show
• 11. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuee Kids Have Queen as Guest
• 12. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Keep It Dark!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 12

Section Title

War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas Driven Vehicles. DESCRIPTION: A burner filled with anthracite to produce gas is being fitted on buses. SHOTLIST: Various shot of the gas-trailers which produce the gas from anthracite while the vehicles are in motion. One of the vehicles so fitted is a London ‘bus. Mr Geoffrey Lloyd, Minister for Mines, is there to inspect them.

Keywords

Politics and government; Transport; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37747

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

27

Story extras:

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