Halcyon Days

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Summary

A promotional film for the Halcyon range of paints manufactured in Derby by the Co-operative Wholesale Society.

Year:

1962

Duration:

0:13:00

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Genre:

Industrial

Company:

Anglo Scottish Pictures Ltd

Master format:

16mm

Description

The film shows stages in the production of paint at the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) factory in Derby. We also see laboratory work and testing of the finished product. There are several scenes in the film in which young couple John (Keith Rogers) and Joan are seen at home preparing surfaces and painting their kitchen with Halcyon paint.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Referenced in 'The British Co-operative Film Movement' by Alan Burton (film reference NCFC 253).

According to Burton the Derby factory was closed in the late 1960s.