Rocking Horse Hospital

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2177A

Date Released

25 Feb 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Grand National Horses
2. 2Rocking Horse Hospital
3. 3Louis Osman Gold Exhibition
4. 4Road Sense

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocking Horse Hospital. DESCRIPTION: More horses, but they won’t rock the bookies - only kids. Seventy year old Andrew Booth restores century old rocking horses to their original glory, and makes new ones as well. He can give the old ones face-lifts, new manes, replacement limbs and even protect them from woodworm - the most likely thing to send them off their rockers. SHOTLIST: SV small girl on rocking horse. CU rocking horse made in 1880, pan to rocking horse made in 1820 in pieces. CU head of 1820 horse. GV workshop - tracking shot into Andrew Booth working on rocking horse. CU Andrew Booth. LV Booth working on another horse. CU horse. CU Booth. CU hand puts eye in place. SV Booth working - saddle placed on back of horse. CU pan up as attaches horses mane. CU different angle shot ditto. CU stirrup attached. GV horses rocking in workshop.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Children; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Older people; Toys and models

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

96748

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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