Robot (1950)

Pilot Officer Sale constructed a robot for only fifteen pounds. The robot named George can be moved by a controller from up to 20 feet away. Duplicate version. Robot invented. RAF (Royal Air Force) Saffron Walden, Essex. C/U Robot (George) head turning, eyes light up and mouth moves. M/S Controller Pilot Officer Sale working robot. C/U Robot walking forward, moves arms and shakes head. M/S Pan from controller to robot walking, controller comes back into picture. C/U Feet of robot approaching. C/U Control set, pan up to controller's face. M/S Robot walking. C/U Control set. M/S Robot, controller walks into picture, puts down set and turns robot's shoulders. C/U Turning robot round, controller puts screwdriver inside robot and loosens nut. C/U Controller takes front from robot, showing inside. Cataloguer's note: The robot looks like something from a 'fifties 'B' movie or maybe the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz. It's great ! 2010: The Robot and its inventor Tony Sale were featured in Metro newspaper: http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/848028-19... FILM ID:3398.04 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/