The Motor Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1115A
Date Released
19 Oct 1950
Date submitted
17 Oct 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Show - Earls Court. DESCRIPTION: A preview of the 135th International Motor Show - at Earls Court; over five hundred stands and fifty five makes of car to choose from, most of them British. SHOTLIST: KS. Elevated GV of hall - interior. Elevated GV of hall. Various close-ups radiators of new cars. CU Jaguar. Two shots Humber Hawk revolving horizontally. Two shots Sunbeam Talbot demonstrating springs. Various shots of the Ford "Consul". Consul revolving on platform. Various shots of the yachting section. New Jaguar Saloon, several shots. Triumph car. Austin "A40" - several shots. Old second-hand Austin Seven, priced at £240.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff or Leeds.
Keywords
Vehicles; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London
Card file number
54479
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Motor Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 1115A, 19 Oct 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16720 (Accessed 15 Jan 2026)