Critical Session of Parliament Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
84A
Date Released
7 Sep 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Critical Session of Parliament Opens. DESCRIPTION: Members reassemble at Westminster to consider National Government’s economy proposals. SHOTLIST: Panning shot from Big Ben to and around Houses of Parliament, past the gates etc. (very good). People walking past same. Crowds in street with policeman in midst. Crowds around the gates watch ministers arrive. Ramsay MacDonald amongst the arrivals. People rush "en masse" across the road. Traffic is shown past the Houses of Parliament.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Police
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1404
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Critical Session of Parliament Opens', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 84A, 7 Sep 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/636 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)