Top of the Ladder

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1725

Date Released

25 Jun 1962

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Top of the Ladder. DESCRIPTION: A demonstration by the London Fire Brigade was given at their headquarters on the Albert Embankment. They showed practice runs with ladders, and how to deal successfully with an oil fire. Their routine is firmly based on team-work, but there are frequent examples of outstanding individual courage. Such courage was rewarded when Lord Mountbatten presented a certificate of commendation to Sub-Officer Cakebread, at the top of his ladder the officer caught and held a badly burned man who’d flung himself from a window. SHOTLIST: TS fire engine out of gate. MS fire engine past camera. MS ladders on fire engines. MS man up ladder. MCU man supports ladder. MS man up the top of ladder. LAS four men up ladder. MLS man up ladder and house on fire. Zoom-in. Man out of window. GV crowds. MS man put in ambulance. MS men put out fire. MS men with hose pipes. MS pan up men with hose pipes. Zoom out ditto. MS ditto. MS water spray. TS firemen lined up. MS two men shake hands. MS crowd. Man gets certificate.

Keywords

Displays; Ceremonies; Emergency services; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

London; Albert Embankment

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

84585

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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