London By Night (1930)

No title. Scenes of London at night. Statue of Shakespeare in Hyde (?) Park. Bustle of people around entrance to Leicester Square Tube Station. At midnight on The Strand - cars, buses and lots of people. An Embankment Coffee Stall - a pretend fight takes place. Drunken upper class men in Top Hat and Tails sip coffee side by side with more sober types - workers. Sir James Barrie is also taking the night air at the stall. We see him drinking a cup of tea looking a bit furtive. The Lions of Trafalgar Square. Nelson’s Column lit by a very strong searchlight. War memorial. Safety print exists. Note: unusual shots showing how busy London can be at night. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more tha
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