Clothes Off Ration (1949)

Unissued, unused material. Clothes come off ration, London. Various shots women looking at clothing on display in shop windows. C, U sign in window: Coupons no longer required. C, U sign, pan to woman walking along street. C, U headline in Evening News : OFF COUPON DAY FILLS SHOPS. Pan to headline in the Evening Standard. C, U sign in tailor s window: Worsted Your Easter suit d. Reflections of passing people in window. C, U sign: Sale Now On. C, U Delboytype kerbside vendor selling nylons. C, U his suitcase full of stockings on pavement, pan up to his face as he looks warily about. He notices he is being filmed and hides. M, S woman delving into her bag. M, S same woman entering shop. Shot taken from inside display window of busy street. Various shots workers in H. M. Stationery Office collecting together bundles of disused ration books. C, U sign in shop window: No Coupons, pan to man reading another sign Peter Robinson Burlacade More shots workers in H. M.