Vandal-Proof Phone Box
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vandal-Proof Phone Box. DESCRIPTION: The phone box of the future? Britain’s Post Office is looking at a new kiosk which could beat the vandals and save fifty thousand pounds a year in damage. SHOTLIST: CU sign telephone on old style box pan down as man enters. CU pan interior vandalised box. LV new phone box woman walks towards. CU door is opened woman enters sits down and pushes button. CU her hand puts 2 coins in slot and dials number on press button keyboard. SV woman speaking into grid. CU grid. CU woman speaking. CU her hand puts coin in slot. CU her hand pushes refund button to demonstrate procedure in the event of overpayment. SV woman rises and leaves box.
- Keywords
- Economics; Communications; Science and technology; Postal services; Crime
- Locations
- London; United Kingdom
- Card file number
- 96519
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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How to cite this record
'Vandal-Proof Phone Box', British Movietone News Issue No. 2162, 9 Nov 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28564 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)