Horse Trams (1959)

Douglas, Isle of Man. L/S of houses and hotels on the cliff top across the bay of Douglas. Panning shot to show the promenade, a horse drawn tram is riding towards the camera. The open topped tram is filled with tourists and is decorated with flags. Point of view shot from the driver’s seat of the horse and the promenade, another horse drawn tram is riding past in the opposite direction. High angle C/U of the horse’s feet trotting along. Panning shot from the moving tram of the sea front, beach and a war memorial. M/S from inside the tram of the passengers and the driver - the trams “traverse the one and a half mile route in fourteen minutes“. C/U of the uniformed driver at the reigns. C/U of an old man and a little girl looking at the passing sights from the tram. M/S of a cart horse pulling a covered tram, tilt down to show the runway between the tram lines which is made of a “special preparation, slightly resilient to horses’ hooves“. M/S of the back of a moving tram, panning shot back to the