Smithfield Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2375
Date Released
9 Dec 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1New Plough
  2. 2Smithfield Show
  3. 3School Art Competition
  4. 4Motor Cycle Trial

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Smithfield Show. DESCRIPTION: Record entries of cattle and machinery as the country comes to town. SHOTLIST: SV man looking at programme. GV the show & farm equipment. SV pan small boy on tractor, Marshall tractor. CU boy at controls. 2 SVs crop dryer pan to Nigerians looking. The MF 198 tractor at its stand. CU farm equipment pan to Germans looking. CU German visitor. CU overseas visitor badge on jacket. CU another ditto. FV pan the Hayman hay making machine in action. LV Massey Ferguson 595 tractor on stand. SV two men looking at it. SV men looking at farm equipment. SV pan Norwegians looking at Land Rover. SV Ghanaian looking & talking to man showing cabbages. CU man holding cabbage pan down to cabbage. CU Ghanaian. GV cattle ring judging area. CU head of a highland cattle. CU montage of name (4) Crossbreed, British Friesian, Dairy Shorthorn, Highland. SV cattle being groomed with comb & hot air blower. CU blower (hair dryer). CU boy grooming. CU hand of boy grooming. SV cattle in pen pan to 2 Swedes watching. CU nose. SV cattle in pen pan to Nigerians watching. SV cattle in pen pan to Nigerians. CU Nigerian. SV sheep in pen being judged. CU judge feeling sheep’s wool. SV farmers watching. SV short horn cattle being judged. SV farmers watching. GV pan cattle being paraded. GV show.
Keywords
Vehicles; Agriculture; Industry and manufacture; Animal husbandry; Animals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
74/341
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
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