Britain - Giant Coal Machine

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1029

Date Released

21 Feb 1949

Date submitted

17 Feb 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1America - Flying Wing Bomber
2. 2Britain - Giant Coal Machine
3. 3France - Publishing House Sacked
4. 4Jean Bart Speed Trials
5. 5Hats - Spring in the Air
6. 6Sport - Indian Derby
7. 7Sport - Australia’s Future Test Cricketers
8. 8Sport - US Army Boxing - All Sizes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain - the Monster. DESCRIPTION: The Monster, a giant Dragline Excavator, shows its performance and capabilities. Mr Robens, of the Ministry of Fuel, christened the excavator. SHOTLIST: KS MS Giant Dragline Excavator. Various shots of excavator, several angles. Excavator being christened with bottle of champagne by Mr Robens of the Ministry of Fuel and Power. CU grab picking up earth. Various shots of grab working. Excavator walking mechanically. Shot of excavator working, taken from top of the jib.

Keywords

Politics and government; Mining

Locations

Northumberland; Ewart Hill Deep; Bedlington

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

51494

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive