A Big Bed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1545A
Date Released
15 Jan 1959
Date submitted
13 Jan 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mikoyan in US
  2. 2Small World Arrives
  3. 3A Big Bed
  4. 4A Carnival Prepares
  5. 5British Dancers Win
  6. 6Tragedy of the Dam
  7. 7War Minister in Cyprus
  8. 8Two Gents from the Council
  9. *Scotland V France

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Fabulous Bed. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show a mink covered push button bed, designed to set a new level in luxury. It is installed with a tea-maker, a television and a tape recorder and costs well over 2,000. SHOTLIST: Curtain opens revealing bed (key). LS woman walks towards bed. Closer same gets under the bed clothes (including a mink cover). CU woman handles a push button gadget. Another angle pillow rises to a head rest. Same. angle pulls out a tea maker. Closer shot - making tea. Another angle - presses button to operate television set at foot of bed. Another angle - woman runs hand over mink. SCU tape recorder. Ground shot - woman asleep in bed - foot of bed rises.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Domestic life; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
London; England
Card file number
76046
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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