Meat - First Shipment from Argentina

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1146A
Date Released
24 May 1951
Date submitted
22 May 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Shipment of Argentine Beef. DESCRIPTION: Arriving aboard the liner Alcantara, over 1,200 tons of meat from Argentina have reached Southampton. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV dock - mostly cranes, a London dock. MS Alcantara alongside quay. CU names on bows. Looking down in hold, crane load of meat coming up towards camera. Various shots of meat (beef) being off loaded. CU one sack, labelled Frozen Meat - Chilled Quality. Various shots of same being placed on trucks & eventually to warehouses.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
55499
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Meat - First Shipment from Argentina', British Movietone News Issue No. 1146A, 24 May 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17144 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)