This directorial debut from Lindsay Anderson is an unexpectedly lyrical portrait of conveyor belts.

This pioneering debut film from director Lindsay Anderson is a lyrical - and enlightening - account of the production of conveyor belts as well as their usage, in coal mines and elsewhere. This subject matter proves unexpectedly cinematic - the photography is atmospheric, and the music nimbly complements the action onscreen, while the commentary from Anderson himself is sometimes brisk but always instructive.

Film about conveyor manufacturers shows construction work at Sutcliffe's factory and conveyors in operation in mines and above ground.
Images of underground conveyors in coal mines; example of mine to surface belt conveyors; Richard Sutcliffe works at Wakefield; detailed shots of the work in the factory; lunchtime at Sutcliffe's; the completion of a "Super Goliath"; the conveyor at a Sheffield coke works; the special conveyor at Readicut wool for rags packing plant; limestone quarry in North Wales - 7 conveyors to jetty from crushing house.