Headlines - London Bus Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1324
Date Released
18 Oct 1954
Date submitted
15 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bus Strike. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of Londoners have been forced to walk to their trains and to work as a third of London’s buses are affected by the strike. SHOTLIST: Shots of people walking. GV of a bus stop. Shots of cars. People alighting. CU of feet. CU of legs. Various. Various shots of buses standing idle. CU of bus wheel.
Keywords
Transport; Labour relations
Locations
London
Card file number
62056
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Headlines - London Bus Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 1324, 18 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19600 (Accessed 25 Feb 2026)