| THE NATION FIGHTS INFLATION Build-up story on the decision to peg wages and the problems faced by the housewife. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 188552 | |
| Clip Number: | 188552-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1911 A | |
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| Location: | London | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Inflation | |
| Description: | THE NATION FIGHTS INFLATION aka BRITAIN FIGHTS INFLATION Built-up story based in Hornsey, London, on the decision to peg wages and the problems faced by the housewife to show how the nation fights inflation. London CU A shopping list with woman running a pencil through the last item - a hat. CU Head shot of the housewife shaking her head. MS Dress-shop window. Various shots of a shoe-shop window (plug for 'Gold Cross'), a brogue shoe priced at 59/-d. CU Pile of blankets in a window with a ticket 'No coupons or dockets required'. Various shots of a furniture shop window, with a settee priced at £156.5.6d, an easy chair priced at £12.1.1d - tea trolley at £18.14.0d. MS Dress-shop window. CU Sir William Rootes (car industrialist). Speaking to camera he announces he is leaving on the Queen Elizabeth for the Americas today, with a view to furthering the British export drive. He says that the United Kingdom car industry can contribute to the country's economic recovery. (Nat. sound. 3 takes). MS Sir William chatting to another man. (Nat. sound) MS Two toddlers in a playpen while mother sits puzzling out her budget. CU Rootes continues with a rallying cry for British industry especially the automobile industry. (Nat. sound). | |
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