Life Savers for a Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2031A
Date Released
9 May 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lifesavers for a Queen. DESCRIPTION: New Life jackets, filled with Polyurethane Foam, have been chosen for the latest Cunarder, Queen Elizabeth the Second. SHOTLIST: MS girl jumps off diving board into swimming pool - wearing new life-jacket. GV interior factory at Wallasey which makes the new jackets - man putting polyurethane foam into moulds. MCU foam put into mould. CU ditto. MLS foam blocks being made. CU foam rising in mould. MS man stacking foam blocks. Top shot large foam block being cut on machine. MLS women laying out material which will cover foam blocks. MCU pieces of material being sewn together. MCU foam blocks put inside covering material. MS girl having new life-jacket tied onto her - she then jumps into swimming pool - and floats face upwards in the water. Life jackets for QE2.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Safety devices
Locations
England; Wallasey
Card file number
93498
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Life Savers for a Queen', British Movietone News Issue No. 2031A, 9 May 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27373 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)