Taxi Drivers Outing for Children

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2151
Date Released
24 Aug 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Drivers Outing for Children. DESCRIPTION: London taxi drivers keep their meters switched off as they take a group of under-privileged children to the seaside. SHOTLIST: GV decorated cabs parked along street. SV cab pan to woman affixing balloons. CU ditto. SCU women decorating radiator, pan to rest of cab. SV decorated cab. SCU toy clown on roof of ditto. GV under privileged children make their way to cabs. CU cab driver. SV 2 shots kids get into taxis. CU sign on radiator Cheer the kids today. GV taxis travelling along street. SV whip pan along moving taxis. SV taxi passes. SV kids wave from taxi window. GV pan taxis along main road. Travel shot ditto. SV kids wave from window. GV Southend, sea and beach. SV 3 shots taxis arrive. SV kids jump out of taxi. CU sign The Clown. SV sign The Kursaal. LV Chairoplanes in the Kursaal fun-fair. CU small girl. Angle shot Chairoplanes. SV kids get onto roundabout. SCU girl sitting on roundabout horse. CU cab driver waving. SV pan kids go round on roundabout. SCU women & cabbie waving. SV pan kids on roundabout. SV kids with candy floss. CU 2 shots ditto. CU The Laughing Sailor. GV pan 2 shots mass of kids waving.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Social conditions; Transport; Social welfare
Locations
London; Southend-on-Sea
Card file number
96266
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Taxi Drivers Outing for Children', British Movietone News Issue No. 2151, 24 Aug 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28453 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)