A Shave on the Firm

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1867

Date Released

15 Mar 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Shave on the Firm. DESCRIPTION: Instead of shaving at home in the morning before work, men at a London razor blade factory are invited to shave in the firm’s time. They are acting as guinea pigs, testing the blades. After shaving they report on the condition of the blades. SHOTLIST: GV razor blade factory. GV razor blade machine, shop. CU man takes razor, soap and towel from the rack. CU articles given to an assistant. MS men queuing for shave. CU man shaving. GV razor blade machine, shop. CU razor blade making machine. MS man inspecting a blade. CU razor blade making machine. MS pan man stops inspecting blades and walks away. MS same man gets razor, etc. for a shave. CU same man shaving. CU 2nd man shaving.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

Locations

Middlesex; Brentford

Card file number

89471

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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