Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Preview

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

913

Date Released

2 Dec 1946

Date submitted

26 Nov 1946

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Preview. DESCRIPTION: AUSTRALIA - In Adelaide there is a pre-Christmas Parade with Father Christmas making a personal appearance. FRANCE - The shops in Paris have a pre-war look about them and mechanical toys are popular with the children. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV procession in streets of Adelaide. Various angle shots of Christmas procession through streets of Adelaide. Ground shots of grotesque carnival figures parading through streets, including snake which breaks in two. Father Christmas rides in sleigh drawn by reindeers. SCU Father Christmas acknowledging crowds. PARIS - Various shots of window displays, mechanical dolls etc. all running. Cut-ins of children looking through windows, finishing on SCU child’s nose flattened against window pane.

Locations

Paris; Adelaide

Footage sources

Australia
France

Card file number

47766

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

113

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