Slot Machine - AKA Slot Machine Age (1964)

London and Llandudno. C/U pinball machine, with the ball whizzing about. A man is trying to score and looks angry and annoyed as he fails, beaten by the machine. C/U of the machine opened up to show the mechanisms, some parts with numbers, pull back to show a man fixing the pinball table back down into position. Pan across to show that we are in a pub. An old vending machine with the words ’sweetmeats’ on it. The coin mechanism part, removed from a machine, is shown close to the camera, to show how the coin drops down through the slot. Women in a kitchen area prepare pre packed lunches. One woman, wearing white coat and head scarf, pipes mashed potato onto a foil dish with stuffed tomatoes and peas. The meals are then wrapped with cellophane or cling film from a roll, and placed in the slots of the vending machine. Signs for ’Snacks’ ’Tea’ ’Coffee’ ’Cold Food’ ’Hot Food’ . A man puts money into the machine and takes out a pre packed meal . Peopl