Largest Steel Plant Opened

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1154A

Date Released

19 Jul 1951

Date submitted

16 Jul 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Largest Steel Plant Opened
2. 2Records Go in AAA Championships
3. 3Brm’s in British Grand Prix
4. 4Korean Truce Talks
5. 5Oil Crisis Mounts in Teheran [Sic]

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steel Works Opened. DESCRIPTION: The giant steel project begun four years ago at Port Talbot, South Wales, is now complete, and Mr Gaitskell came to open it. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS steel works - interior. Various interior shots of works, showing huge machinery working, overhead cranes, etc. Gaitskell walks round accompanied by Mr Lever, chairman. Gaitskell turns knob officially opening works. Huge piece of white hot metal coming along conveyer into camera, several shots. Gaitskell & Lever, cross talking. Gaitskell says what a great help this works will be in the future to our steel output, & wishes all the workers good luck.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Engineering

Locations

Wales; Port Talbot

Footage sources

Data Films

Card file number

55787

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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