News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Transatlantic Teleview

Issue

Issue No.

26

Date Released

1957

Completion

Jan 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

1280

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Man On The Beat

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: London police have a fine reputation and enjoy extraordinary prestige the world over. In interviews with London policemen, and with Sir John Nott-Bower, then Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Ferand Fauber (foreign correspondent for the Toledo Blade in Europe) inquires into the background of the popularity of the British Police Force.

Keywords

Police

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /1988
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   c.1960, p.60 - used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 793/26

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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