Fast to the Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1988
Date Released
10 Jul 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Expo Tour
  2. 2Row about Bangs
  3. 3Fast to the Fire
  4. 4Sir Francis

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fast to the Fire. DESCRIPTION: Dennis - the firm who’ve been making fire engines since 1908 - demonstrate their latest model powered by a Rolls-Royce engine at Silverstone. At Lambeth, the London Fire Brigade hold a spectacular Review, featuring Fire Fighting through the ages. SHOTLIST: MS fire engines drive round, at review of London’s Fire Brigade in Lambeth. MS horse-drawn fire engines manned by men in period costume. MS men in period costume put hand pump into position. MCU women in period costume watching. MCU men working hand pump. LV men in period costume working various old fashioned means of fighting fires. MS six men working large hand pumps. Pan up with jets of water spraying onto tower. CU hose pipe. GV water being sprayed onto tower. CU hose pipe. GV water being sprayed onto fire in tower. GV new type of fire engine being tested at Silverstone. Men looking at fire engine (MS). CU Rolls Royce sign on front of fire engine. MCU man looking. MS men looking at new fire engine. CU pan man sitting in drivers position in new fire engine. LS start of speed test with other fire engines. MS shot inside fire engine whilst moving. GV pan fire engines past. MS inside fire engine whilst moving. GV fire engine moves past and stops.
Keywords
Vehicles; Business and commerce; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England; Lambeth; Silverstone
Card file number
92561
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Peter Nerreter
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
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