Petrol-Free Whit Holiday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1095A
Date Released
1 Jun 1950
Date submitted
30 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Petrol-Free Whit Holiday. DESCRIPTION: With petrol off rations roads out of London were crowded (as in the case of other centres), Brighton was one obvious destination for the motorist. SHOTLIST: Speech referring to the freeing petrol by Mr Gaitskell. Various shots of roads from London to Brighton, crowded with cars. Various shots of Brighton front, weather not very good. Walking along esplanade, looking through telescopes out to sea. Cars drive home, lines of them. Car taking petrol.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles
Card file number
53822
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Petrol-Free Whit Holiday', British Movietone News Issue No. 1095A, 1 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16433 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)