Electronic Dog

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1960
Date Released
26 Dec 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Electronic Dog. DESCRIPTION: Claiming to be the first completely portable burglar alarm, a new device listens for an intruder and scares him off a lot more noisily than a dog! SHOTLIST: MS man enters office with briefcase accompanied by guard dog. MS man gives briefcase to firm employee seated at desk. MCU thief outside building looks at watch. MS employee carries briefcase towards safe and picks up portable burglar alarm. MCU man places burglar alarm on top of safe. Pan down as he puts briefcase into safe. MS man closes briefcase into safe. MS man closes safe and puts key into burglar alarm. CU man turns on burglar alarm. MS as he leaves office. MCU burglar alarm on top of safe. MS thief forces open window and climbs into office. MS burglar alarm on top of safe sounds alarm. MS thief climbs back out through window. MS thief running towards getaway car. MCU driver of the car waving to thief, to hurry up. MS thief runs towards car. MS thief gets into car which then drives off.
Keywords
Curiosities; Science and technology
Locations
England; Buckinghamshire; Denham
Card file number
91909
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Electronic Dog', British Movietone News Issue No. 1960, 26 Dec 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26713 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)