London - Marples On Traffic Plan (1959)

Title reads: “Marples on traffic plan“. London. High angled shot traffic in Hanover Square and cars parked in the road. L/S cars travelling slowly past parked cars in the road. M/S cars travelling through square, pan to cars parked at roadside. L/S line of traffic held up at lights. Lights changing to green. M/S traffic crawling along in Oxford Street. M/S women getting into taxi, pan as it drives off. Travel shot along Oxford Street showing pavement crowded with shoppers. L/S pavement packed with people. C/U small child pointing to shop window. C/U shop window with models. C/U women shoppers. M/S women looking in dress shop. M/S pavement crowded with shoppers in Oxford Street. M/S policeman approaching parked car. C/U policeman noting car number. M/S policeman guiding lorry between vehicles parked either side of narrow street. Interior. Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, seated at desk. Mr. Marples gives speech on traffic congestion problem in city (natural sound). He talks abou