London - Fog And Sun Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Part of THE VERY IDEA issue. Famous London landmarks - in the fog and in the sun. Low angled shots of Big Ben on Palace of Westminster, first in fog then in sunshine. M/S of traffic in fog at Piccadilly Circus. M/S of Eros statue in fog. M/S of Eros in sun, a double-decker bus drives past. Various shots of Leicester Square, first on sunny summer’s day, followed by night shot of Square in the fog. Night shot of front of theatre, illuminated by electric lights. Shots of people walking past theatre at night, then in sunshine. L/S of Nelson’s Column, in Trafalgar Square, on a sunny day. L/S of National Portrait Gallery. M/S of lion statues in Trafalgar Square. Various shots of people feeding pigeons in front of lion statues on foggier winter’s day. More shots of Trafalgar Square in smog and in sunshine. Note: good establishing shots of London circa 1939. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENT