Tin Opener to Save Lives

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1876
Date Released
17 May 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tin Opener to Save Lives. DESCRIPTION: A new device for saving lives in crashed cars, has been invented. It is a two ton van equipped with an air compressor and a range of pneumatic cutting tools that can cut the roof off a car in fifty seconds. SHOTLIST: MLS wrecked car by side of road. LS wrecked beside large crane. MLS lorries after having crashed head-on. MS fireman using hydraulic rams on crashed car. Pan down fireman pumping air into hydraulic rams. MCU rams opening up car. MS ram being used to open car door. MS fireman pumping air into ram. MS fireman opening door. MLS ditto. GV rescue van going to accident. MCU injured person trapped in car. MCU rescuer fitting pneumatic cutting tool. CU compressed air pipe being connected. MS rescuers at work with cutting tool. CU ditto. MCU trapped person in car. CU cutting tool at work. MLS roof of car being cut open. MCU shot from inside car of rescuers removing roof section. MLS firemen removing injured person from car.
Keywords
Safety devices
Locations
Oxfordshire
Card file number
89695
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tin Opener to Save Lives', British Movietone News Issue No. 1876, 17 May 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25991 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)