Learning on ScreenSmithfield Show
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smithfield Show. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Smithfield Show - top livestock and Britain’s best farm machinery on display - gets blacked out on the opening day. A token strike by electrical workers hits vital services too. SHOTLIST: GV pan exhibition at Earls Court. SV pan Harvester on show. CU cutting blades rotating on ditto. CU 3 shots SV men reading newspapers. CU 2 shots newspaper headlines on the blackout. GV exterior Earls Court. SV taxi pan to exhibition patrons standing in taxi queue. CU sign Underground. SV station gates closed. SCU sing in shop window sorry no candles. GV exterior Earls Court. GV interior ditto in darkness. SV 2 shots exhibits being lit up by the lights of tractors. SV farmers etc. looking at livestock competition. SV livestock with candles CU man. SV woman brushes cow’s tail. SV cows lying down. SV man brushing cow in darkness. CU man lights pipe in darkness. GV show as lights go out.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Agriculture; Competitions; Transport; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Animal husbandry; Animals; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- London; United Kingdom
- Card file number
- 96621
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Stan Goozee
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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