Extremists Demonstrate

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1092A
Date Released
11 May 1950
Date submitted
8 May 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Extremists Demonstrate. DESCRIPTION: London recently had a Sunday of demonstrations by extremists; Sir Oswald Mosley held a meeting at Ridley Road without incident, but a communist demonstration in Trafalgar Square led to quite a bit of trouble in Whitehall. A number of arrests had to be made before these particular extremists could be dispersed. SHOTLIST: Crowds at Ridley Road. Oswald Mosley arrives, mounts rostrum, police in large numbers present to keep peace, some of the crowd made gestures. Various shots of Mosley. Communists demonstrate in Trafalgar Square, various shots. Communists rioting along Whitehall, chaos, police rushing everywhere.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Riots
Locations
London; Ridley Road
Card file number
53698
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
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'Extremists Demonstrate', British Movietone News Issue No. 1092A, 11 May 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16390 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)