Country Comes to Town

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1748A
Date Released
6 Dec 1962
Date submitted
3 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Country Comes to Town. DESCRIPTION: Among the mechanised exhibits at Earls Court a table-top layout showing methods of spraying fruit trees. To help on the farm is this miniature tractor costing under £50. A Nottinghamshire firm brings added safety with this tractor cab which protects the driver should the machine roll over. A hedge trimmer is another eye-catcher. Cattle are the focal point at Smithfield Show. Quality and grooming counts. Highland Cattle, pointing to the world record order from an American. Two thousand Galloway Cattle at around 1/2 of a million pounds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Interior Earls Court (2 shots). MS table model spraying fruit trees. MS farmers. MS model spraying fruit trees. Boy in miniature tractor (2 shots), tractor safety cab (2 shots). MS hedge trimmer. CU woman operator. GV cattle on show. Man grooming bull (2 shots). Highland cattle (2 shots).
Keywords
Agriculture; Animal husbandry; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
85603
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Country Comes to Town', British Movietone News Issue No. 1748A, 6 Dec 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24907 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)