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Good Companions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1974
Date Released
3 Apr 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tt Tots
  2. 2Sanctuary
  3. 3Water World
  4. 4Good Companions

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Good Companions. DESCRIPTION: That’s how Sir Winston Churchill described Fish and Chips. 1967 is the hundredth anniversary of the marriage of Fish and Chips. Movietone helps to celebrate the Union. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man turns chips cooking in fat. MCU ditto. CU man batters fish and puts it into fryer. MS woman takes cooked fish from fryer. CU chips tipped into fryer. CU fish and chips being wrapped. GV exterior Malin’s fried fish shop. CU road name Old Ford Road. CU name Malin Est. 1860 on front of shop. GV queue outside Malin’s. MS queue inside Malin’s. MCU board showing different types of fish to be fought. MS looking at queue through shop window. CU fish and chips being wrapped. MCU board showing different types of fish to be bought. MS peeled potatoes tipped into slicing machine. MCU chips drop into basket under machine. GV exterior Geales Fish Restaurant. MS couple sitting at restaurant table served by waiter. CU girl eating fish and chips. CU waiter pours wine into glass. MS waiter walks away from table. CU man eating fish and chips. MS the couple drink their wine. CU salt and vinegar put onto chips. MS business executive eating fish and chips wrapped in Financial Times newspaper. CU pan ditto. MS working class man eating fish and chips. MCU ditto.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
London; England
Card file number
92171
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:

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