Government Defeated Version 2 Of 2 (1924)

London. Title: “Government Defeated following refusal of enquiry on abandoned prosecution of the Communist Mr. J. R. Campbell“. Intertitle: “... the Author of the article which precipitated the crisis“. C/U of Campbell smiling and laughing. C/U of Campbell writing. C/U of Campbell sitting in his office, speaking on the telephone, in front of a poster reading - ’THE CAMPBELL CASE’. M/S of a group of stern faced men walking with purpose up a London street, passing press photographers and journalists - members of the Labour cabinet, perhaps? C/U of a man in a judge’s wig reading from a scroll - he is declaring the date of the next Labour election. C/U of Campbell reading a newspaper - ’THE WORKER’S WEEKLY’. C/U of Campbell smiling. M/S of the man in the wig reading from the scroll, two old men in tricorn hats stand on either side of him. M/S of a small crowd gathered on a London street - possibly Downing Street. Note: please refer GOVERNMENT DEFEATED (version 1 of 2) also in
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