| ELECTION SCENES IN LONDON General election scenes in London as results come in, Socialist G. Lansbury gives speech. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6332 |
| Catalog #: | 255780 | |
| Clip Number: | 255780-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/92 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:07 - 01:28:04 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Results GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy, Great Britain LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | "Election scenes in London". London. General Election - narrator comments this year is quiet. Various shots of old lady being helped into wheelchair to go to poling station. Night shots of crowds outside Chelsea Town Hall - they are celebrating re-election of Sir Samuel Hoare, Foreign Secretary. Good shots of Hoare cheering and waving. Intertitle reads: "General Election Results - Edgbaston. Neville Chamberlain (Conservative) 28,243. J. Adshead (lab) 6,281". C/U of Neville Chamberlain (Chancellor of the Exchequer) at his desk. General shots of cheering crowds. Intertitle reads: "General Election Results - Derby. WA Red (Conservative) - 37,707, JH Thomas (National Labour) - 37,566, HA Hind (Labour) 25,037, J Barnes (Labours) 24,594". C/U of Jimmy Thomas. More general crowd shots. Intertitle reads: "General Election Results - Darwen. CH Minto Russell (Conservative) 15,292, Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) 14,135, [name obscured by timecode] (Labour) 7,778". More shots crowds, a policeman keeps control. Various shots of Socialist MP, George Lansbury (MP for Bow and Bromley) surrounded by supporters, making speech thanking voters. | |
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