Skirmish in the Square

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1729A
Date Released
26 Jul 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skirmish in the Square. DESCRIPTION: Sir Oswald Mosley’s Unionist Rally in Trafalgar Square drew a crowd estimated at more than 5,000. The first, and as it turned out, the only audible speaker, was greeted with a barrage of rotten fruit and coins. That was the beginning of a very abrupt end for the Fascist meeting. The crowd, determined to wreck it, broke through the police cordon. Flash-back to 1936, and a parade of Mosley’s black shirts in the East End of London. As they marched through the streets, anti-Fascist elements set about them. The police were kept busy then, and they certainly were this time! SHOTLIST: Key scene. Sign. Crowds. (2 shots) Mosley speaking. Crowds. Speaker. (2 shots) crowds pushing police. (3 shots) fighting. Star burst. (2 shots) man inspects police. Policeman. Crowds. Police with man. (4 shots) fighting. Police fighting with man. (3 shots) police fighting with men.
Keywords
Politics and government; Police; Riots
Locations
London; Trafalgar Square
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
84828
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Skirmish in the Square', British Movietone News Issue No. 1729A, 26 Jul 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24723 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)