Lighthouse Lamps

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1584A
Date Released
15 Oct 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lighthouse Lamps. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a model of famous Eddystone at a Crawley New Town Factory, and Mr Lahiri, Director General of Lighthouses in India, who inspected a nine-million-candle-power light to be erected at Dwarka. Other orders include a new optic for Eddystone, equipment for a Mersey Light Vessel, and probably extensive work in the Caribbean. SHOTLIST: CU lamp (key). LS model of Eddystone Lighthouse. Closer same. Interior MS lamp being inspected by Mr Lahiri. Closer same. CU lamp. CU filaments of lamp. CU reflectors. MS light flashing. CU lamps. Another same. Semi GV coast scene - lighthouse. LS same and rough seas. MS lightship.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Business and commerce
Locations
England
Card file number
78326
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lighthouse Lamps', British Movietone News Issue No. 1584A, 15 Oct 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23269 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)