| Trailer: BLACK DIAMONDS Conserve Coal, courtroom drama about saving coal. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5701 |
| Catalog #: | 320127 | |
| Clip Number: | 320127-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 43/21 | |
| Timecode: | 01:55:11 - 01:56:35 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1943 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Public Service INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Conservation LAW: Trials, Courtroom Scenes LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Rationing & Shortages | |
| Description: | Trailer: BLACK DIAMONDS Conserve Coal, courtroom drama about saving coal. Mock court case where a man is being tried for stealing a piece of coal. The judge sums up and tells of the crime for stealing such a valuable commodity. Dramatised sequence: a precious gem is stolen from a jeweller's window. CU sign: "M. Glitter Precious Stones." Broken window, shouts of "Stop, thief!" Courtroom sequence, trial recreation, judge renders a judgement on a man who wastes precious coal. The prosecution lawyer is giving a speech about the theft. The judge addresses the defendant in the dock - he tells the thief that he has committed a crime against the state. Judge calls for the recovered gem to be brought to him - it is a piece of coal. Judge tells the court that coal is precious to the war effort, his speech continues over shot of train carrying army equipment. | |
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