Police Tattoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1422
Date Released
3 Sep 1956
Date submitted
26 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Police Show. DESCRIPTION: West Berlin’s Olympic Stadium drew a big crowd for the annual Police Tattoo. This year’s show was one of the best seen in Berlin. SHOTLIST: TPS policemen on motor cycles around the stadium. Crowds. MLS police on motor cycles. Various shots of display with flags. Various shots of policemen running and jumping over the top of a convertible Volkswagen Beetle car. Police dog does same. Police through tunnels and over a wall closely followed by the police dog. Police performing stunts on motor cycles. Various stunts. Two dogs driving a motor cycle and sidecar. Police on motor bikes, 2 crashes occur. Dog running along with sparks coming out of his back. Police with lights on their hats marching. CU policeman with light on his hat. Shot of the stadium alight with the lights.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Police
Locations
Germany; Berlin; Olympic Stadium
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
68059
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Police Tattoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 1422, 3 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21165 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)