Go to Work on an Egg

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1924A
Date Released
21 Apr 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Amateur Final - Surprise Win for Wealdstone
  2. 2It’s the Thought That Counts
  3. 3To Grow on Stony Ground
  4. 4Go to Work on an Egg
  5. 5Chez Nous - Chez Zoo!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Go to Work on An Egg. DESCRIPTION: The Egg Chicks are the Egg Marketing Board’s big promotion to encourage everyone to eat more eggs. If people are visited by an Egg Chick and are eating eggs for breakfast they then receive a Premium Bond. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. MS car drives up with egg girls inside. CU sign on door The egg chicks are here now. MS egg girls get out of car. CU pan girl walks towards house. BS girl rings door bell. CU man opens door and girl gives carton of eggs. Tracking shot egg girl walks up to door and rings bell. MCU man opens door. Pan feet of egg girl. MS girl goes into house. CU egg boiling in saucepan. CU egg girl gives premium bond to housewife. Tracking shot bird walks up path. MCU milkman putting milk into crate. MS egg girl sees milkman turns and runs away in another direction. Pan milkman and boy charing [sic] egg girl.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
Richmond; England; Surrey; Middlesex; Teddington
Card file number
91034
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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