M1 Mishaps

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1588A
Date Released
12 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: M1 Mishaps. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s first motorway is proving a big attraction for drivers at the week-end. And, just as people once went to Croydon to see aeroplanes fly, so now M1 attracts the curious. They watch from bridges, and they travel in coaches on sight-seeing jaunts, during which break-down spotting must be quite a feature of their tour! As for the motorway itself, there’s been a spot of bother with the so-called hard shoulder at the side of the road. The hard shoulder seems to be soft, in places at any rate. SHOTLIST: GV cars passing along road. GV cars approaching towards camera. MS same. GV cars passing along road. MLS same. Pan ‘Green Line’ coach motoring along M1. MS man lifting up bonnet of car and inspecting engine. CU man inspecting engine. MS two men doing repairs on engine of car. CU same. MS man repairing engine of car. CU same. MS man repairing engine of car. MS man and little girl mending a puncture on a motor cycle combination. CU same. MS man rolling ‘spare’ along tarmac. LS tanker in lay-by. CU wheels bogged down in sand. LS same - rear view. CU wheels bogged down. CU front wheels bogged down.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Road transport; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Birmingham; England
Card file number
78549
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'M1 Mishaps', British Movietone News Issue No. 1588A, 12 Nov 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23316 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)