Guns Galore

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1691A
Date Released
2 Nov 1961
Date submitted
30 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Guns Galore. DESCRIPTION: Under the terms of the arms amnesty, anyone in unlawful possession of arms or ammunition, could bring ‘em along, without getting into trouble. The amnesty had lasted for 2 months, during which time enormous hauls were made. Throughout the country, something like 60,000 weapons were handed over, about 10,000 in the Metropolitan area of London alone. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man with gun. GV police station. MS man gives gun in. MS another. MS men with guns. GV guns. GV guns. MS With guns (2 shots). GV guns (2 shots). MCU man with gun. MCU another.
Keywords
Weapons; Crime
Locations
London
Card file number
83393
Credits:
Camera
Len Waldorf
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Guns Galore', British Movietone News Issue No. 1691A, 2 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24343 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)