Movietone Miscellany: Plastic Boats
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone Miscellany
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movietone Miscellany - Plastic Boats. DESCRIPTION: Evidence of American ingenuity is provided by the latest material with which they’re making small craft. It’s a light plastic material and the boats are made in one piece by means of pressing. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Laying material over keel of boat. Various shots of boat being processed, going through pressure process. Naval officer hits finished boat with sledge hammer. Mix to landing craft loaded with troops under way also made from plastic.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Navy; Military
- Locations
- United States of America
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 57033
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 65
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How to cite this record
'Movietone Miscellany: Plastic Boats', British Movietone News Issue No. 1193, 14 Apr 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17730 (Accessed 11 May 2025)