News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

126A

Date Released

5 Nov 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Political Wheels Begin Moving Again
• 2. Mollison Plans His Next Adventure
• 3. New York is Joined to New Jersey
• 4. Parliament to Have Feminine Influence
• 5. November Ushers in Hunting Season
• 6. Gunpowder Plot is Well Remembered

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parliament to Have Feminine Influence. DESCRIPTION: New batch of women MPs are introduced by Lady Astor following defeat of all socialist ladies. SHOTLIST: The ladies walk along the terrace of the House. Lady Astor standing at side of group (seated) introduces same. Traffic passing along bridge in background. MP’s are: Mrs Runge - Rotherhide Countess of Iveagh - Southend Duchess of Atholl - Kinross and West Perth Miss Wall - Wallsend Miss Pickford - North Hammersmith Miss Horsburgh - Dundee Mrs Copeland - Stoke-on-Trent Mrs Ward - Cannock, Staffs. Miss Cazalet - East Islington (youngest member) Mrs Tate - West Willesden

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Women

Card file number

1488

Length of story (in feet)

133

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive