The Sugar Crisis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2371A
Date Released
14 Nov 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sugar Crisis. DESCRIPTION: The Silvertown Refinery - but Britain negotiates with the EEC on the sugar crisis, whilst a mountain of raw sugar remains beyond the reach of the housewife. SHOTLIST: GV ‘Tate and Lyle Ltd’ entrance. SV pan 17,000 tons of raw sugar. CU sign ‘Raw Sugar Process’. SV workman at controls of purifying plant. SV man testing refinement of sugar. GV machine for spinning and drying sugar. CU interior sugar spinning round. SV bagging machine. SV woman collecting bagged sugar off moving belt. CU mound of raw sugar at 65’ man walks into view and bends to scoop up sugar with teaspoon. CU spoon scooping raw sugar. SCU man stirring sugar into tea at 74’ he drinks. LV man drinking tea in front of mound of raw sugar.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Economics; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture
Locations
London
Card file number
74/290
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norris
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sugar Crisis', British Movietone News Issue No. 2371A, 14 Nov 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30547 (Accessed 02 Jul 2025)