An Early Harvest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1573
Date Released
23 Jul 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: An Early Harvest. DESCRIPTION: With the sun blazing down all through this Summer, no wonder the wheat, the barley and the oats have ripened. We found them harvesting a field of corn in Sussex at least three weeks earlier than usual. A pleasant scene and a bumper crop. SHOTLIST: CU wheat. Shot of sun. GV fields. Pan down to wheat. MS combine harvester in operation. Various scenes. CU blades revolving. MS harvester, grain falling out into cart. MS driver. CU grain falling. CU barley. Farmers drink from bottles.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weather; Agriculture
Locations
England
Card file number
77729
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'An Early Harvest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1573, 23 Jul 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23135 (Accessed 18 Jun 2025)