Present Inventions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2168A
Date Released
24 Dec 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Inshore Rescue Boats
  2. 2Car Cradle
  3. 350 Years of Postcards
  4. 4Pumping Out Dykes
  5. 5Australian Electric Hydro
  6. 6Present Inventions

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Present Inventions. DESCRIPTION: Some of these unusual French gadgets could make surprising presents. But they’ve been thought up more by design than by accident. SHOTLIST: SV man in bed wakes up with a start as giant alarm clock rings. CU man rubs his eyes and turns clock. SCU junction box for electric trouser presser. SCU man removes his trousers from presser. SV man selecting tie from revolving tie rack. CU the rack revolving. SCU man selects one and puts it on. SCU man’s cuff-link which is also a watch. SV 2 girls on sofa, one offers other a cigarette. CU candle table lighter which lights automatically when lifted. SCU girl lights cigarette. CU candle lighter goes out when put down. SV binoculars standing on ornamental globe. SV pan girl gets up from sofa walks over to binoculars & looks through them. CU girl looking through binoculars. SV other girl takes them from her, unscrews eyepiece & starts to pour drink from them. SCU drink being poured from binoculars. CU ice bowl incorporating flashing lights. SV girl takes ice from bowl. CU ice is put into drink. SV man walking along street with walking cane. SCU angle shot as he opens cane out into an umbrella. SCU pan as he passes with umbrella up.
Keywords
Domestic life; Science and technology; Fashion and costume; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96656
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
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