London Buses for New York

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1190
Date Released
24 Mar 1952
Date submitted
21 Mar 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Buses for USA. DESCRIPTION: Three London buses are unloaded at New York - their visit is to boost the British Tourist industry. They are a little bit of London in themselves - and so are the Pearlies, who’ve gone with them. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV buses being unloaded. Several angle shots of buses being unloaded at docks. CU two London Pearlies who give a message to the Americans.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Cardiff or Scotland.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Transport; Industry and manufacture
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56934
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London Buses for New York', British Movietone News Issue No. 1190, 24 Mar 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17680 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)