Pennies Go for Thousands

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1747A
Date Released
29 Nov 1962
Date submitted
26 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Waxing the Record Breaker
  2. 2Signs of Danger
  3. 3Pennies Go for Thousands
  4. 4Focus on Perth
  5. *The Longest Day Premiere

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pennies Go for Thousands. DESCRIPTION: Falcon cycles at Smethwick have been doing very nicely, specialising in lightweight machines. In addition to home sales they export some 600 a month to the States. As a result of displaying a penny farthing on a stand at a Cycle Show they’ve received an order for 100 of them which is worth £10,000. The order came from an American company. The firm will make them on the same machine they use for modern bikes but assembly will be done by hand. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man fixing bicycle, girl fixing spokes in wheel (2 shots). MS man checks wheel. MS man sprays frame of bike. MCU man checks frame, man hardening frame of bike (2 shots). MS man spins wheel of bike round. MS boys by bikes. MS boys look at penny farthing bikes. MS man fixing bike. MS same. MS man adjusting bike. MS man adjusting saddle. MS penny farthing in workshop.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Cycling
Locations
Staffordshire; Smethwick
Card file number
85551
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
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