Office Oarsman

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2021

Date Released

26 Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Underground
2. 2Ocean Design
3. 3Office Oarsman
4. 4Bikini Barber
5. 5Building Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Office Oarsman. DESCRIPTION: Office bound executives can still keep fit, with a chair that converts into a Rowing Machine. SHOTLIST: MS man at desk talking on telephone. CU man finishes conversation and replaces receiver. TS man stands up, picks up his chair and carries it to the other side of the office. MS man places his chair down and starts to remove his jacket. CU man’s secretary looking puzzled. MS man in shorts and sweat shirt starts to unfold the chair. MCU ditto. CU man’s finger revolves roller on the seat. MS man continues to unfold the rowing chair. CU hand lifts up the spring mounted oar. CU man. MS man sits on rowing chair and prepares to start rowing. CU man starts to row. TS man rowing. LAS ditto.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Business and commerce; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

London; England; Camden Town

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

93203A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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