Largest Steel Plant Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1154A
Date Released
19 Jul 1951
Date submitted
16 Jul 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steel Works Opened. DESCRIPTION: The giant steel project begun four years ago at Port Talbot, South Wales, is now complete, and Mr Gaitskell came to open it. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS steel works - interior. Various interior shots of works, showing huge machinery working, overhead cranes, etc. Gaitskell walks round accompanied by Mr Lever, chairman. Gaitskell turns knob officially opening works. Huge piece of white hot metal coming along conveyer into camera, several shots. Gaitskell & Lever, cross talking. Gaitskell says what a great help this works will be in the future to our steel output, & wishes all the workers good luck.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Wales; Port Talbot
Footage sources
Data Films
Card file number
55787
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Largest Steel Plant Opened', British Movietone News Issue No. 1154A, 19 Jul 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17253 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)