Transport Old And New (1951)

Unissued / Unused material.



CU Big Ben showing 11 o'clock. Various shots traffic on bypass. Various shots traffic in Trafalgar Square. LS four horse stagecoach on road. CU driver blowing horn. CU hooves and wheels passing camera. MS coach passing. LS going through large pond. MS drawing up in village.



Various shots Victoria Coach Station. MS line of coaches. MS people in booking office. MS parked coaches. MS luggage packed into boot of coach. MS booking office. MS passenger getting into coach. MS stand containing coach service pamphlets. CU passengers inside coach. MS inspector directing passengers to coaches. CU East Kent coach for Deal. CU station indicator - Cambridge. LS East Kent coach leaving for Dover. Montage of coaches leaving the station. Montage of buses in London streets. LS early railway engine. LS's 'Queen Mary' at Southampton. LS wake of ship. Various shots deck quoits. LS pillow fight on greasy pole over pool on ship. LS deck tennis match. MS funnels of large liner passing.



MS plane flying over. MS stagecoach. LS buses at Hyde Park Corner. MS traffic in Trafalgar Square. LS early passenger train with horseman leading it. MS passengers alighting from train. CU wheel of passing train. LS Coronation Scot leaving London station. Various shots of the train at speed. Various shots people riding old fashioned cycles. MS people riding more modern bicycles. MS old Austin car. MS man with flag leads the car. Various shots as car travels along country lanes. Various shots of a lady getting into old time Austin saloon car, it leaves. MS driver lifting bonnet of early Austin car. LS ladies in long skirts leaving the house. LS ladies entering early type Austin tourer. CU hand throttle on steering wheel of car. LS tourer leaving. LS cars on open road. Montage of Austin cars. Various shots as a car drives up to country house and a lady gets out.



Cataloguer's note: Material supplied by Merton (?) Park Studios from negative held by them of Austin sponsored film 'As Time Goes By'. Used by British Pathe for Austin sponsored film for Festival of Britain.
FILM ID:2551.24

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