Bunkered at Birkenhead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1829A
Date Released
25 Jun 1964
Date submitted
17 Jun 1964
Date submitted
16 Jun 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lord’s - Second Test
  2. 2Le Mans - Flying Horse Wins
  3. 3Bunkered at Birkenhead
  4. 4After the Earthquake
  5. 5Frontline of Fashion

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bunkered at Birkenhead. DESCRIPTION: Workers at an engineering firm, alongside the docks at Birkenhead, have been playing it for the past six months. Lunch hour golf among the railway lines and sleepers near the quay. Even if the ship’s coming in - you can always be bunkered by a dock strike! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS men playing golf on dockside. MCU ball rolls onto railway sleeper. MS man hits golf ball from railway lines. MCU ball rolls onto same. MS man swings to hit ball but misses. GV men looking for lost ball. MS same. MCU same. MS man playing golf. MS man looking for golf ball. LAS man playing golf. GV ships in dockyard.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Birkenhead
Card file number
88475
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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