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Smoke Signal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2016
Date Released
22 Jan 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tribute to a Leader
  2. 2Green Goddess
  3. 3Water Witch
  4. 4Smoke Signal
  5. 5Sicily’s Agony

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smoke Signal. DESCRIPTION: The annual Pipemen of the Year luncheon in London celebrates the pleasures of Pipe-smoking. Movietone looks at the big export industry behind the smoke-screen - at the craftsmen who make pipes. SHOTLIST: MCU men smoking pipes at Pipeman of the Year luncheon. MCU ditto. CU woman at luncheon smoking pipe. MCU Rupert Davies with Pierre Sabbagh. CU man filling pipe with tobacco. MCU Rupert Davies and Pierre Sabbagh smoking pipes. MCU man selecting briar blocks for pipe bowls. CU ditto. CU briar block being cut to rough shape. CU briar block ready for final shaping. MCU block being turned on lathe. CU ditto. CU man operating lathe. CU ditto. CU man finishes shaping part of pipe bowl. CU man picks up tool to hollow pipe bowl out. CU man hollowing out pipe bowl. CU various pipe bowls after shaping. CU girl operating grinding machine. CU girl grinding pipe bowl. CU briar block pan up to expensive pipe. CU metal pipe stem put into drilling machine - another drilled stem taken from machine. CU drilled stems in basket. CU wooden pipe bowl put onto automatic grinding machine. MCU pipe stem joined to mouth piece of automatic assembly machine. MCU joined section of pipe put onto rack. CU rack of pipe sections. CU finished pipe put into back. CU man smoking pipe at Pipeman of the Year luncheon. Warren Mitchell won the title but he does not appear in the story.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Industry and manufacture
Locations
London; England
Card file number
93134
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
218
Story extras:

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