Joints On The House (1960)

Item title reads - Joints on the house. A story about a Birmingham butcher who has won money on the football pools. He gives away free joints of meat to his customers to celebrate his good fortune. (BIRMINGHAM ONLY). L/S crowds gathering outside Mr. Charlie Lee’s butcher’s shop in Birmingham. L/S pan from name above shop to a crowd of children waiting outside. GV. crowds waiting. C/U two ladies waiting. M/S taxi arriving outside the shop bringing Mr. and Mrs. Lee. M/S Mr. Lee surrounded by the crowd, a young boy flings his arms round his neck. C/U Mr. Lee surrounded by crowd. M/S Mrs. Lee in fur coat being helped through the crowd to the shop, she nearly passes out. M/S pan, meat porter carrying large side of meat on his shoulder from van to the shop. Interior: Mr. Lee’s son holding back the crowd prior to opening the shop. C/U Mr. Lee with his white coat and bowler hat on smoking a cigar says ’Let ’em in’. C/U pan from meat being chopped by Mr. Lee to his face. M/S as he wraps the meat. M