This item has PATHE GAZETTE OPENING TITLE. Close up shot of the Big Ben, a clock. The numbers disappear and the circle of letters appear reading PATHE GAZETTE. Letters dissolve into a new circle of letters reading ALWAYS ON TIME. This dissolves into WITH THE NEWS - A little cockerel appears at the bottom...
This item has PATHE GAZETTE OPENING TITLE. Close up shot of the Big Ben, a clock. The numbers disappear and the circle of letters appear reading PATHE GAZETTE. Letters dissolve into a new circle of letters reading ALWAYS ON TIME. This dissolves into WITH THE NEWS - A little cockerel appears at the bottom of the circle (in place of number VI between letters NE & WS. Letters dissolve into PATHE NEWS then into PATHE GAZETTES.
Full title reads ""Let the good work go on" - Another step in great campaign for better houses for workers begun on what was one of London's worst slums."
London.
Several shots of the crowd looking on - a priest is walking down the street. Several shots of line of old terrible looking houses which are all to be demolished and replaced with modern blocks of flats - this is Euston area.
A priest addressing people - natural sound. Various shots of people, most women and children - look very poor. A woman from the crowd making a comment about living in current terrible conditions.
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Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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