Big Ben Has a Good Time

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1361
Date Released
4 Jul 1955
Date submitted
30 Jun 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Ben in Splints. DESCRIPTION: Extensive repairs are in progress on the clock tower in Westminster. At a cost of £40,000 the whole job will take eighteen months to complete. SHOTLIST: GV of Big Ben. Scenes from inside the lift during the ascent. CU of part of the dial. GV and CU of part of the minute hand. GV of bell. CU of flaw in bell. Men examining bomb damage. Man examining lights in the tower. GV of men removing pinnacle. CU of David Samuelson with camera. GVs of London from the tower.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
London
Card file number
63939
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Big Ben Has a Good Time', British Movietone News Issue No. 1361, 4 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20173 (Accessed 28 Feb 2025)