Holiday News

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/55
Date Released
19 Jul 1954
Date covered
15 Jul 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
690
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Holiday News
  2. 2Holiday News
  3. 3Holiday News
  4. 4Holiday News
  5. 5Holiday News
  6. 6Holiday News
  7. 7Holiday News
  8. 8Holiday News
  9. 9Holiday News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
Holiday News
Summary
Pathe News cameramen visit North and South - Blackpool and Brighton - and compare the holiday fare offered at the two resorts. Meanshile, Holdiaymakers in Japan indulge in the 300 year old sport of kite flying. An American water-skier also turns to kites: towed by a speedboat, he’s soon airborne! Back ot London, where 48 US newsboys take part in "Operation Friendship", a 14 day holiday tour of the UK. Then to Hyde Park, where london’s holidaymakers see the Queen review 10,000 police from all over the country. Later, at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty holds the first garden party of the year in the perfect "English garden" setting of the Palace grounds.
Researcher Comments
Holiday scenes.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Blackpool
Credits:
Camera
John Corbett
Camera
Norman William Roper
Story extras:
Film clip
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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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