Out Of The Past (1927)

Filmed at Blyth in Northumberland. Introductory intertitle reads: This isn t a drama although many a tragic story may lie hidden behind the old ships they break up on our northeastern Panning shot of ships. M, S of stern of a ship in shallow water. L, S of ships being broken up by men with hand tools. C, U of man slicing through a large mast or something similar. L, S of the mast falling onto the deck of the ship. M, S of men using welding equipment to slice through metal. M, S of five men breaking up part of the ship. The metal goes to the furnaces but the valuable teak and other wood is reserved for furniture making especially garden A piece of wood is carried by two men and placed on a pile. Humming saws and busy tools soon shape out the Shot of some wood salvaged from HMS Lion. M, S of men moving around pieces of wood. One man uses an electrically driven saw to slice through a piece of wood. Interior shot where men are pulling pieces of wood off the f