Ton-Ups Say Thanks
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ton-Ups Say Thanks. DESCRIPTION: Saturday night is the night of the week for members of the 59 Club, the motor-cyclists’ own club at the Eton College Mission, Hackney. Their leader is Father Bill, the Reverend William Shergold, who received a silver chalice from the ton-up boys for his church St Mary of Eton. It was bought from donations by young enthusiasts all over the country, and was blessed during a special service. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Motor-cyclists arriving (3 shots). MS couple dismount from bike. MS vicar arrives - pushing bike (he is the Reverend William Shergold, called Father Bill). CU same takes off crash helmet. MCU youths enter hall. CU youths. MCU representative of the Metropolitan Police presents chalice (sound to vicar). MCU audience applauds. MCU vicar speaks (sound). MCU vicar and youths (2 shots). GV youths twisting. CU youth with pullover. Youths twisting (6 shots). GV people into church. CU congregation (3 shots). MS vicar places chalice on altar.
- Keywords
- Organisations; Motorcycling; Social welfare; Religion and belief
- Locations
- London; Hackney
- Card file number
- 85825
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Jim Godfrey
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 183
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'Ton-Ups Say Thanks', British Movietone News Issue No. 1754A, 17 Jan 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24958 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)