Dual purpose

Series

Series Name

Unilever Magazine

Issue

Issue No.

4

Date Released

1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Switching on the sun
2. 2Dual purpose

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

BFI Summary - a new herring-fishing boat which can trawl and drift
NWFA synopsis: the design and building of a revolutionary new fishing vessel which, with its new diesel engine, can fish distant waters out of season. The Ocean Sunlight is launched at Yarmouth by Mrs. Van den Bergh for Macfisheries.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Fisheries

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
British Film Institute Sources   BNFVC's Retrospective File 05[1]
North West Film Archive Catalogue   Film No.4153 Used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Editorial Film Productions

Sponsor

Unilever Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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Name

North West Film Archive

Email

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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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