Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Motorists’ Petition Impresses Commons

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
961
Date Released
3 Nov 1947
Date submitted
30 Oct 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Basic Petrol Petition. DESCRIPTION: A National Petition on the Basic Petrol ration has been delivered to the House of Commons by AA and RAC vans. SHOTLIST: KS MS person signing petition. Repeat. RAC & AA uniformed men carry parcels of signatures towards small vans, loaded onto vans. CU rear door of van being closed. The above is in Leicester Square. AA & RAC vans drive along approach to House of Commons. Pull up outside Commons. RAC & AA men unload signatures. SCU Mr Alfred Edwards (Labour MP) with parcel of signatures, receiving same. Uniformed men carry parcels into Commons out of camera.
Locations
London
Card file number
49367
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Motorists’ Petition Impresses Commons', British Movietone News Issue No. 961, 3 Nov 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14751 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)