News Briefs: Troops Move Petrol

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1273A
Date Released
29 Oct 1953
Date submitted
24 Oct 1953
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Troops Move Petrol. DESCRIPTION: All three services were engaged in the task of distributing oil and petrol, when the life of the capital was threatened by the tanker-drivers unofficial strike. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Troops arriving in lorries. Alight. Strikers stand round watching. Navy men stand at ready. LS troops waiting to go into action. Strikers stand in groups. Tankers in filling sheds. Interior sailors working controls. Exterior tanker filled from long hoses by troops. Elevated GV traffic scene, buses on move in busy street.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations; Navy; Military
Locations
London
Card file number
59981
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Troops Move Petrol', British Movietone News Issue No. 1273A, 29 Oct 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18852 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)