One O’clock - A Liverpool Cameo (1932)

Liverpool. “Every good (and bad) Citizen of our Northern Seaport knows of the 1 o’clock time gun - watches and clocks galore are set by it.“ L/S of a rural scene - cows in a field. Low angle shot of a strange building with large domes. M/S of man inside this building operating machinery. It is presumably a place where the time is set. L/S of a cannon on top of an emplacement. In the distance the Liver Building can be seen. The cannon is loaded. C/U of man standing beside some kind of timepiece. He flicks a switch (presumably to let the cannon operator know that it is one o’clock.) The cannon is fired. M/S of group of men looking at watches and timetables. Elderly men in some kind of non-military uniform. C/U of them checking their fob watches (rather a nice shot). C/U of two men on the deck of a ship checking their watches. L/S of the Liver building. “To the good Liverpudlian, the world seems to stand still as the fatal seconds pass by - “ M/S of men with timetables. “Far and wide