Plug in for Point Duty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2118
Date Released
5 Jan 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Golf in the City
  2. 2Winnie-The-Pooh
  3. 3New Metro
  4. 4Plug in for Point Duty
  5. 5News in Colour: Don’t Leave It Till Later, Decorator

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plug in for Point Duty. DESCRIPTION: A Glasgow firm is producing battery-powered Electric Waistcoats for Police Patrolmen, Bulldozer and tractor drivers, indeed, anyone who has to brave the cold of winter. SHOTLIST: MCU policeman puts on insulated jacket. MS of sign Traffic Department, policeman walks out of building & approaches motor bike. Zoom in policeman plugs into attachment on bike, pan policeman drives off. Workman puts on insulated jacket. 2 MCUs ditto and workman climbs on bulldozer and plugs in jacket. MS pan workman on bulldozer. 2 MCUs zoom out Glasgow Fire engine. Fireman plugs in his jacket. MS girl. MCU girl’s face pan down to portable battery. MS policeman on motor cycle. TS ditto.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weather; Business and commerce; Fashion and costume; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Glasgow; United Kingdom
Card file number
95506
Credits:
Camera
David Lowe
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
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