| LLOYDS OF LONDON Short film about Lloyds of London | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 9079 | |
| Catalog #: | 522256 | |
| Clip Number: | 522256-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4514 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:24 - 01:39:33 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUSINESS: Misc ECONOMICS: Trade LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 91948 LLOYDS OF LONDON Short film about Lloyds of London London Inn keeper in period costume serves men seated at tables - all in period costumes and wearing wigs. Aerial shot flying over London. We see Lloyds building in centre. LS. Ground shot of Lloyds Building. GV Exterior Lloyds building in City of London. Various shots of the activity inside the building with people milling around, sitting at their desks working, etc. Var. shots looking down and on floor level at the underwriters at work. Several close up shots of a hand writing a document. MS & CU Of the rare occurance when the Lutine Bell is sounded indicating that a ship is in trouble or has been lost. Large bell ringing and a man reads information from a platform. More shots of the people working in the office. Woman pressing a dry stamp on bottom of a letter. Close up shot of sign outside a building 'Lloyds Agency'. Several people enter and leave the building. Two men arrive to London docks and chat with ship's captain before inspecting unknown substance in wooden boxes. They smell it - it is dark brown and resembles tea. Sign on door 'Intelligence Department'. Woman walks in. Various shots of the people working, walking around, talking on telephone, typing, etc. Various air shots of the countryside showing houses, train moving past, buildings in construction, industrial area with several factory buildings, plane in flight, ship at sea, cut back to interior of Lloyds. Those are presumably the assets insured by Lloyds. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
