Spring Potato Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2509
Date Released
3 Jul 1977
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spring Potato - Irish Reel. DESCRIPTION: Everything concerned with the planting, cultivating and nurturing of the Potato was on show at the Spring Potato Show at Kenilworth in Warwickshire. SHOTLIST: MS tractor-type machines. MS truck carrying wooden boxes. CU man watching. LS truck with boxes. MCU potatoes fall from machine onto conveyor belt. MCU potatoes up belt. LS people looking at machinery. MS ditto. MS man looking through catalogue. MS different potatoes marked in tray. MCU ‘Stormont Enterprise’ pots. ‘Oakpark Beauty’ pots. ‘King Edward’ pots. Men loading trays of potatoes into machine. CU ditto. MS ditto. CU potatoes in machine. MS ditto. MS tractor pulling potato planter. MS men following planter. CU wire-grill on machine. Various of stone separator. MS tractor with fork-type attachment. Various ditto.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Agriculture; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Warwickshire; Kenilworth
Card file number
76/60
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
207
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Spring Potato Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 2509, 3 Jul 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31006 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)