Rocks at the Top

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1786
Date Released
26 Aug 1963
Date Other
Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Viscount Nuffield - A Tribute
  2. 2Sea and Sand
  3. 3Piglet Au Pair
  4. 4Rocks at the Top

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocks at the Top. DESCRIPTION: We’ve just had a preview of some of the gold and silver plate and the jewellery which will be a feature of the British Exhibition in Zurich. Chief Odubanjo from Nigeria had a closer look. In Salzburg where jeweller Claus Schneider makes a good business out of cutting precious stones, he’s enterprising and opened a cocktail bar next to the workshop. The gimmick is to freeze the assets, and thereby tempt both the pocket and the palate of his customers. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU large diamond ring. MS Chief Odubanjo looking at silverware. CU display of ladies wrist watches. MCU Chief Odubanjo looks at watches. CU Chief Odubanjo. CU wrist watch in chief’s hand. CU pan along silver mace. MS Chief Odubanjo looking at same. CU cutlery and coffee service. MCU rose bowl - Churchill College. CU same. MCU girl puts on necklace (18 carat gold). CU necklace and brooch. CU ring on woman’s finger. CU cut diamond bracelet. MCU man cutting jewel. CU cut jewel. CU box of cut jewels. GV cocktail bar. CU placing jewels into ice-box. CU same. MCU barman shaking cocktail. MS customers. CU placing jewels in ice cube and into drink. CU drink. MS customer drinks. MCU two women drinking. MS people at bar. CU jewel in drink.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Salzburg; Austria
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
87104
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
174
Story extras:
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