All Mod Con in the Tropics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1865
Date Released
1 Mar 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: All Mod Con in the Tropics. DESCRIPTION: Houses made of prefabricated components, in Britain are luxury residences designed specifically for the tropical countries. Already they’ve earned half a million pounds worth of export orders. The four bedroom model costs around 3 1/2 thousand pounds, and can be erected by six men in three weeks. SHOTLIST: MLS coloured man and woman leave house. CU erection instruction booklet. MS two coloured men looking at booklet. CU 1st coloured man. MLS man and woman inspecting bedroom. CU woman opening drawer. CU woman closing drawer. MLS woman looking in cupboard. MS more visitors inspecting house. MS And woman inspecting kitchen. MS man operating shredding machine. MS wall sections being taken from baking machine. MCU wall sections on conveyor belt. MCU wall sections being sprayed. MS man placing sections on cutting machine. CU cutting machine. MS sections being carried on a fork-lift. MS visitors sitting in dining room. CU man opening window. MS man closing window. MLS visitors sitting in dining room. LS the house.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
Penbridge
Card file number
89408
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'All Mod Con in the Tropics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1865, 1 Mar 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25889 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)