Hippy House

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2103
Date Released
22 Sep 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hippy House. DESCRIPTION: Enjoying Buckingham Palace and the Hilton among their neighbours, the Hippies who have taken over 144, Piccadilly, consider they have found the most select pad in town. But how long they will be allowed to remain living in gracious 18th Century style is something all owners of empty property are anxious to know. SHOTLIST: GV 144 Piccadilly occupied by hippies. MS number on house ‘144’. LAS street sign ‘Piccadilly’. MA memorial. MS hippies banner ‘London Street Commune’. MS hippies leaving house via a ground floor window. MLS hippie leader speaking to reporters. MS ditto. LAS house No 144. Various slogans hanging from house. CU hippie. MS hippie hands leaflets to crowd. MS crowd. MCU hippie girl. CU shots people in crowd. CU 2 shots girl argues with hippie. MS hippies. GV 144 Piccadilly. Crowd argue with hippie. 2 shots crowd. MS hippies sitting outside house. MCU hippie argues with man in crowd. MCU man. CU hippie. MS hippie & spokesman Dr John Moffat holding blackboard bearing slogans. CU pan down blackboard depicting needs of hippies, food etc. MS house GV house.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Demonstrations; Crime; Youth
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
95186
Credits:
Camera
Granville
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hippy House', British Movietone News Issue No. 2103, 22 Sep 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28014 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)