Crime Prevention (1959)

London. M/S of a man with a briefcase in his hand walking down the street. Another man appears and tries to steal the briefcase. Briefcase has an alarm which is activated as soon as the thief touches it. Thief drops the briefcase and runs off. M/S of the briefcase on the pavement. C/U shot of a leather strap with a little tail. M/S of man’s hands as he attaches the strap to his wrist. The tail goes into the socket on the briefcase. Man opens the briefcase (it is a money box) and switches the alarm on. C/U of the switch. Man fills the box with money. C/U shot of the man’s face as he works. He closes the box, locks it up and leaves the room. M/S of the man on the street again. ’Thief’ runs towards him again but this time they demonstrate the use of the alarm together. When alarm starts, the only way to stop it is to use the key, open the briefcase and switch it off. M/S of a man putting money in his waistcoat. C/U shot of a hand zipping ’an inside pocket’ of the waistcoat up after stuffing it with money.