The Trout Inn (1963)

Oxford, Oxfordshire. C/Us of a Butcher who works inside a pub called “The Trout Inn“. Customers can choose the piece of steak of fish they wish to eat. Butcher carves cuts of meat and a woman in a great orange coat chooses a piece of lamb. These shots could be used to show women shopping for meat in the early 60s. Chef puts cuts of meat on the griddle. C/Us of the vegetables on offer too. A new dining experience. L/S of the Trout Inn - picturesque shots of the Inn which is beside a river. It is winter and there is snow all around. A customer arrives by boat to the Inn, goes inside and choses a piece of smoked salmon. Chef prepares it. Good C/Us of cooked fish and plates of food. Group of country gentlemen sitting in the bar. One of the men demonstrates an old fashioned way of “mulling ale“. He takes a poker off the hot fire and holds it in his pint. This warms the beer. (Cheesy sound effect!) Narrator makes a few jokes about students of learning (su
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