Customs Strike (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. France - Belgium border. French voiceovered newsreel material. Customs guards at Franco Belgian frontier play cards as loaded cars cross border duty free. C/U of sign - “Douaine Francaise“. M/S of customs officials standing idly by on platform of train station at border. M/S of empty customs hall. Customs officials on the Franco Belgian frontier stand idle while goods pass over the border duty free. C/U French customs officer in uniform, smoking pipe. C/U of three French customs officers playing cards. A bottle of wine stands on the table. Various shots of customs guards standing idly around and sitting on a wall whilst laden cars, a covered wagon and pedestrians carrying loaded baskets pass over the frontier. Narrator comments: “It’s a big birthday for international black marketeers“. Possibly connected with 46/79 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT