Dumb Waiters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1668
Date Released
22 May 1961
Date submitted
16 May 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dumb Waiters. DESCRIPTION: It’s called a Vending Exhibition (staged in London), and it proves that you can get almost anything out of a machine, these days. You can get a drink, a good hot lunch, even a spot of ultra-violet-ray. Apart from keeping them filled up and collecting the cash, there’s no man-power needed to run these automatic shops. SHOTLIST: Key scene woman at vending machine. LS woman walking in front of a row of vending machines. MS hand putting money into slot of machine. MS hand taking a cup of drink out of machine. MS woman drinking. MS man putting money into machine. CU finger pressing button for Oxtail Bouillon. MS man at machine. MS man taking cup out of machine. MS man drinking. CU woman pressing button for Steak & Veg. CU money being put in slot. MS woman taking food out of machine. MS woman taking food out of machine and putting it on her tray. MS woman sitting at table eating. MS chimpanzee at vending machine taking food out and eating it. LS woman at coffee machine. LS woman in swimsuit receiving ultra-violet rays from a machine. CU whisky vending machine. MS hand taking drink out of machine. MS man drinking.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London
Card file number
82519
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dumb Waiters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1668, 22 May 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24115 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)