Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pre-Fabricated Houses

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
714
Date Released
8 Feb 1943
Date submitted
21 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pre-Fabricated Houses. DESCRIPTION: At Waterside, Kilmarnock pre-fabricated houses are being constructed. SHOTLIST: Joseph Westwood MP addresses open air meeting, for the opening of the first pre-fabricated house. CU Westwood inserting key into door. Entering house followed by others. GS of house. Mass construction in factory. GS of housing estate. Shot of house nearing completion, other various stages of construction. Angle shots of same. Finished job, pans through rooms, bathroom, bedroom etc. Plans of house. Fellow seated in front of fire after completion of house.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Domestic life; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Waterside; Kilmarnock
Footage sources
Scottish Films
Card file number
43309
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pre-Fabricated Houses', British Movietone News Issue No. 714, 8 Feb 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12602 (Accessed 29 Apr 2025)