Director: Marcel Varnel
Release Date: August 1939
The Imperial War Museum owns a strip of film, an original take, which they describe as ‘showing fire appliances leaving Westminster Fire Station on a call. The slates give the film title as WHERE’S THAT FIRE?, which was a Will Hay comedy released in 1940.’
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The modern fire service is displayed with an obscured shot of Dockhead Fire Station, 8 Wolseley Street.
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A second obsurced shot show engines departing from Westminster Fire Station, 4 Greycoat Place.
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A shot of the London County Council, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Albert Embankment, sets the scene for the next capture.
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Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt and Will Hay visit the London Fire Brigade Headquarters to view modern fire appliances.
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Gang activity in Imber Street, Hoxton. The building is Gainsborough Studios where the film was produced.
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The gang arrive at a gateway to the studios in Imber Street. Surviving photographs indicate that the Regent's Canal is just out of frame to the right.
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Gang activity continues in Milespit Hill with the view north into High Street, Mill Hill.
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As the gang drive away, along Milespit Hill, the Methodist Church, Ridgeway, come into sight.
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Unidentified. If continuity is correct and this is a real location the horse should be exiting Gainsborough Studios in Imber Street, N1. However, the very fuzzy street sign isn't very reassuring.
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The gang drive south in Imber Street passing Gainsborough Studios with Poole Street in the distance.