Two Gents from the Council

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1545A
Date Released
15 Jan 1959
Date submitted
12 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

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Two Gents From the Council. DESCRIPTION: Here are two important people with essential jobs on the Council: they’re demonstrating the new hygienic dustbins which will soon be in use around Woking. SHOTLIST: 2 gents arrive (key). MS Bowler-hat types knock on door. MS woman opens door. MS types raise hats to woman - pan to new type dustbin. Types with new dustbins walk towards camera. Wipe to dustman walks to dust cart with old type dustbin and empties refuse. Wipe to MS types with new dustbins walk past camera. BS same. Front shot - same - then clip dustbins to new type dust cart. SS refuse is automatically tipped, types raise hats. MS type presses button and dust cart moves off. LBS dust cart & type walk away.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Curiosities; Domestic life; Industry and manufacture; Local government
Locations
Woking; England; Surrey
Card file number
76000
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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