Idle Ships (1950)

Idle Fishing, Grimsby, Humberside. C/U Capstan, ropes coiled round it. L/S Ship, captain in foreground. Pan along line of idle ships in harbour. M/S Ships lying idle, sterns in foreground. Pan along ship. Pan across deck of ship. M/S Bridge of ship. Pan down deck of ship to fishing tackle lying idle alongside. C/U Hatch. Group of men on land talking. C/U Two men on land talking. C/U another group talking. C/U another group. C/U type, cigarette in mouth. M/S Canal ship ’Royalieu’ comes into picture, left passes camera. C/U type watching ship going out. L/S Picking fish from pail, and tossing into packing crate. C/U type throwing fish into crate, pan with fish. M/S fish porter carrying crate of fish. L/S ship. M/S docker handing fish to stevedore aboard ship. C/U gauge on end of pipeline, pan along side cable to end of deck of ship. M/S Stevedore throwing canned food to another on deck. C/U ship. M/S Ship pulling out of harbour. C/U Type watching ship leaving. L/S Ship sailing away. C/U Type watchin