Bricks by the Million

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

650

Date Released

16 Nov 1933

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Processes involved in making bricks.
British Pathe synopsis: "Filmed at Fletton". "Just the kind of clay your gardening friend detests is the sort they like here" L/S of a clay quarry with machinery in action. C/U of piece of machinery which appears to be cutting through the clay. "This "Shale Planer" cuts out 4,000 tons of clay a week." High angle shot of the machinery. Then trolleys automatically transport the clay to the brickyards. M/S of trolleys moving along tracks. Various shots of the trolleys being moved and tipped. "And after grinding and squeezing, the "green-bricks" exit from the pressing machines." M/S interior as man works a pressing machine. C/U of a young boy taking bricks from the machine. "Mighty rows of kilns are waiting." L/S of two piles of bricks being transported on an electric trolley. "So off the "green-bricks" go to be fired. (These kilns hold nearly 2 million bricks). M/S of man pushing a wheeled trolley laden with bricks. As the trolley picks up speed he jumps on the back. M/S of men loading bricks into the kiln. "After firing - more hard work - " M/S of man stacking the bricks in the kiln, dissolve to show the kiln bricked up. "A little load (about 350,000 bricks!)" M/S of man with a small barrow wheeling some bricks out of the kiln. L/S of the men at work as they move bricks and stack them.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.273
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP273
National Film Archive Catalogue

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