Coffee Hound

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1522
Date Released
4 Aug 1958
Date submitted
23 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Britain’s Rugger Triumph
  2. 2The Princess in Canada
  3. 3Jersey Carnival
  4. 4Attempted Assassination
  5. 5Muslim Festival
  6. 6Coffee Hound
  7. 7The Queen at Goodwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smuggler Dog. DESCRIPTION: The German Customs have trained a spaniel to smell out contraband coffee which is being smuggled over the Dutch border. It costs 18/- a pound in Germany - twice its price in Holland. The search even goes to river-boats on the Rhine and this 2 1/2 year old coffee hound can smell it out, no matter where it’s hidden! SHOTLIST: CU dog sniffing wheel hub. CU man looks on. MS man removes hub. CU man looks at coffee. MS dog searches round car. Closer same. MS man searches. CU dog searches. CU findings. MS going round barge. CU dog searches. Closer same (3). CU opening lamp. MS dog in coach CU dog searches. CU removing coffee. CU same. MS driver shrugs shoulders.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Crime; Animals
Locations
West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
74469
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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