Newsreel footage of London in the 1930s. The narrator speaks over footage of the financial district of London, described as “one-mile square.” Wide shots of the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, and closer shots of bankers and tellers. Shots of bustling streets outside the stock exchange. Wide shots of the Tower of London. Shots of the crown jewels on turnstyles. Footage of the port, including boats, longshoremen, and the London Bridge.