A Policemans Lot (1962)

London. The narrator, Wilfrid Thomas, is an Australian studying your police methods in an item about crime prevention. Aerial shot of Trafalgar square. Panning shot of a marching band in a parade. C, U of a policeman s feet walking in Trafalgar Square, he is singing A Policeman s Lot is not a Happy One. C, U of a closed sign on a shop door a policeman s hand checks it is locked. C, U of a little girl crying, the policeman s hand takes hers and leads her away. The next sequence shows how people s carelessness causes crime. C, U of Barclay s Bank sign, tilt down to two men taking a case with their firm s wages to a waiting car, pan to a couple stroll past carrying their wages in loose bags. In an office foyer, a receptionist takes a businessman to his meeting, he leaves behind his briefcase. A girl brushing her hair in public toilet leaves behind her watch and ring. C, U of the policeman s feet as he struggles to escort a drunk man to the station. A thief smashes a window a