Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer explaining the need for members of the National Fire Service to be aware of their various assembly point.
Description: Seated at a large wooden desk behind a BBC microphone the panel of a comic version of the "Brains Trust" await the next question (panel consist of Edward Cooper, Douglas Young, Gavin Gordon and Stanley Holloway who is dressed as an Admiral). The Chairman of the panel poses the question "from Mr Smith of Salisbury - should a fireguard know his sector point as well as his assembly point?". One member of the panel replies in a very serious and academic manner "depends on what you mean by a fireguard - it would not apply to the fireguard before a nursery fire", Stanley Holloway recites an amusing nonsense monologue about a fire on board a boat off Zanzibar, a cat and the dog watch. The third member of the panel explains the importance of NFS members knowing the location of the various assembly points with the use of a clear diagram. The panel chairman acknowledges the magnificent exposition of his colleagues and sums up directly to the camera "whereas a cat has nine lives you have only one, so you had better know you assembly point, block point and sector point, then if your party leader needs you to call for help you know where to go to".
Production Details: Ministry of Home Security (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Spectator (Production company)
Hankinson, Michael (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 128ft; Running time: 1 min 20 secs
