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  1. News Briefs: Jitterbug Contest

    Date released
    22 Dec 1952
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1229
    NoS ID
    018265
    Story no
    4 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - German Jitterbugs. DESCRIPTION: In Berlin, the German Jitterbug Championship and the the feverish antics took place in the Sports Hall. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS...

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  2. They Still Do the Jitterbug

    Date released
    29 Dec 1941
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    833
    NoS ID
    062366
    Story no
    1 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  3. Girl’s Tug of War in New York World’s Fair

    Date released
    17 Aug 1939
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    588
    NoS ID
    059406
    Story no
    6 / 15
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

    Including Jitterbug dancing there.

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  4. World’s Fair Parade

    Date released
    9 Oct 1939
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    39/79
    NoS ID
    097475
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Jitterbug Parade along Broadway inaugurates the World’s Fair Mardi Gras.

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  5. Warriors Make Whoopee

    Date released
    28 Dec 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/104
    NoS ID
    100589
    Story no
    3 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Head-hunting tribes from the Chin Hills in Burma celebrate victory over the Japanese by dancing. An added attraction is the bride’s dance performed by girls in competition for marriage. In South Africa,...

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  6. Dancing: Described by Lowell Thomas

    Date released
    6 Sep 1937
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    431
    NoS ID
    007973
    Story no
    11 / 11

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Broadway Stages Big Orgy of Ballroom Eccentricities. DESCRIPTION: Broadway stages big orgy of ballroom eccentricities. SHOTLIST: Harvest Moon Ball. Couples dance on raised platform. New...

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  7. Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: After the Harvest They Dance

    Date released
    12 Sep 1946
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    901A
    NoS ID
    014033
    Story no
    3 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harvest Moon Ball. DESCRIPTION: The Harvest Moon Ball at Madison Square Garden, New York saw some frenetic dancing. SHOTLIST: Various shots of crowd absolutely going crazy, dancing,...

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  8. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Between Parades

    Date released
    27 Sep 1943
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    747
    NoS ID
    012847
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harvest Moon Ball. DESCRIPTION: Servicemen were among these taking part in the Jitterbug Competition at the Harvest Moon Ball in Madison Square Garden. On leaving in Alexandria Lance...

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