Little David Does Giant’s Job

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1860
Date Released
25 Jan 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Crane. DESCRIPTION: A new crane, built to cut building time in half, has started work on a building site in Battersea. It runs on rails up and down the site and the control system gives finger-touch accuracy. There is also a new safety system by which the driver can escape harness and jump to safety from his cabin. SHOTLIST: General view from cab of crane. Crane moving along on rails. Close up of leg of crane moving along rails. Medium close up of site foreman. Medium shot of crane lifting pre-cast concrete block. Crane lowering block into position. Man leaving cab of crane by escape method.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
London; Battersea
Card file number
89295
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Little David Does Giant’s Job', British Movietone News Issue No. 1860, 25 Jan 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25843 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)