Eros is Restored to Piccadilly Circus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
100A
Date Released
28 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eros Is Restored to Piccadilly Circus. DESCRIPTION: Gilbert’s statue effects nocturnal return to his familiar pedestal at London’s hub. SHOTLIST: Shot of statue on lorry. Piccadilly Circus at night with scaffolding around statue. Crowd watch the statue replaced. Searchlight on same. (This could be floodlight). Traffic along street in Circus at night with usual crowds on pavement. This is an elevated shot to start with. Later cars etc. passing shop window with "Xmas Gifts" sign illuminated. CU of statue. Although the Electric Signs are shown in this story they are mostly as background to Eros and scaffolding and could hardly be used as good shots for illustrating London at night.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Shops and shopping; Arts and crafts
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1583
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Eros is Restored to Piccadilly Circus', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 100A, 28 Dec 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/743 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)