Lighthouse Lamps

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1584A

Date Released

15 Oct 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Election Aftermath
2. 2The First Snow
3. 3British Girls’ Fine Win
4. 4Another British Success
5. 5Grivas Patches It Up
6. 6Lighthouse Lamps
7. 7Townsend Engaged

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lighthouse Lamps. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a model of famous Eddystone at a Crawley New Town Factory, and Mr Lahiri, Director General of Lighthouses in India, who inspected a nine-million-candle-power light to be erected at Dwarka. Other orders include a new optic for Eddystone, equipment for a Mersey Light Vessel, and probably extensive work in the Caribbean. SHOTLIST: CU lamp (key). LS model of Eddystone Lighthouse. Closer same. Interior MS lamp being inspected by Mr Lahiri. Closer same. CU lamp. CU filaments of lamp. CU reflectors. MS light flashing. CU lamps. Another same. Semi GV coast scene - lighthouse. LS same and rough seas. MS lightship.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Business and commerce

Locations

England

Card file number

78326

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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