Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Morrison Starts South Bank Scheme

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1024A
Date Released
20 Jan 1949
Date submitted
18 Jan 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Morrison Drives Pile to Start South Bank Scheme. DESCRIPTION: Mr Morrison performs the ceremony of starting the pile driver which inserts the first steel pile into the the bed of the River Thames. SHOTLIST: KS Herbert Morrison walks towards camera. County Hall in background. Elevated GV of River Thames; pans to South Bank showing rubble etc. Morrison walks to edge of riverbank. Hand on turn cock. Cut-ins of pile driver driving in first pile. GV rubble high on riverbank. GV pile driver working. GV artist’s impression of 1951 exhibition.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
London; River Thames
Card file number
51343
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
65
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Morrison Starts South Bank Scheme', British Movietone News Issue No. 1024A, 20 Jan 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15526 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)