Putting a Stop to It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1839
Date Released
31 Aug 1964
Date submitted
12 Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Putting a Stop to It. DESCRIPTION: An emergency brake for heavy lorries has been developed in Australia to reduce the risk of brake failure. A twelve tonner travelling at 35 miles an hour can stop in less than forty feet. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS pan lorry towards camera. CU new brake put on. MCU inventor of emergency brake WM Shand inspects same. CU Mr Shand. MCU same shows how brake works. CU Mr Shand. MLS pan lorry along highway. CU interior cabin - man pulls brake lever. Brake stops lorry.
Keywords
Vehicles; Safety devices
Locations
Australia; Adelaide
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
88766
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Putting a Stop to It', British Movietone News Issue No. 1839, 31 Aug 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25658 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)