England for Sale

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1988A
Date Released
13 Jul 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England for Sale. DESCRIPTION: An enterprising company is selling Square Foot Plots of England to Americans, at four dollars a time. SHOTLIST: GV woodland near Canterbury in Kent. MS Lynda Balink from Florida with other American women walking through woods with David Hansford. MCU sign Wisesal Estates. CU Lynda Balink with David Hansford. CU title deed to plot of land. CU Lynda reading deed. CU pan title deed. MCU as plot of land, one foot square is marked out. CU title deed. MS Lynda puts pole of American flag into her plot of land. MCU David Hansford CU Lynda reading the deed. MS as Lynda shakes hands with David Hansford. MCU American flag on Lynda’s plot of land.
Keywords
Environment; Curiosities; Business and commerce
Locations
Kent; England; Canterbury
Card file number
92568
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'England for Sale', British Movietone News Issue No. 1988A, 13 Jul 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26965 (Accessed 10 Jun 2025)