Slice a Sparkler
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Slice a Sparkler. DESCRIPTION: The giant Lesotho diamond, discovered in Africa last year is split by ace New York diamond cleaver; one critical blow to yield at least a million and a half dollars. SHOTLIST: CU Mr Colon examining diamond. CU diamond. MCU Mr Colon marking out diamond. MS press photographers watching. CU Mr Colon examining diamond through magnifying glass. MS as he prepares to cut diamond. CU Mr Colon places cutting tool against diamond. CU Mr Colon. CU as he splits diamond, pan to piece cut off original diamond.
- Keywords
- Mass media; Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume
- Locations
- New York; United States of America
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 93323
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 59
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