The Gentle Sex

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462
Date Released
10 Jun 1957
Date submitted
4 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Policewomen for Cyprus. DESCRIPTION: Seventy five policewomen have gone to Cyprus to help security forces maintain law and order. SHOTLIST: Left to right - Uliss Parker, D Governor Mr G Sinclair. Chief Constable White. CU Superintendent. Miss Parker and District Governor Sinclair. LS District Governor inspects policewoman. Same and speaks to officer. LS inspection policewomen lined up. MS inspection. District Governor shaking hands. CU policewomen. Police flag and Union flag flying over school yard. March past of policewomen. LS two police women patrolling Nicosia streets. Two policewomen go to doorway and speak to children. MS policewomen and children. Police women continue to patrol.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Women; Police
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
70903
Credits:
Camera
Felix M. Yiaxis
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'The Gentle Sex', British Movietone News Issue No. 1462, 10 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21735 (Accessed 11 Nov 2025)