Bif Attracts Buyers

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1040

Date Released

9 May 1949

Date Other

May 1949

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Industries Fair. DESCRIPTION: At Bromwich, heavy industrial machinery is exhibited. In London’s Olympia, many foreign visitors arrive early to get in their orders. The Royal party who visited Earls Court included the Queen, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh. SHOTLIST: Birmingham - GV Union Jacks flying over entrance - KS. GV entrance. Several shots heavy types gardening machinery. Automatic hedge cutter working. London - GV Olympia entrance. Interior GV stand of Atom Engineering. Buyers arrive & buy catalogues. Several shots of foreign buyers inspecting Glassware set. Foreign buyers. Buyer inspect air gun. Earls Court - GV entrance. Interior Queen Elizabeth walks around followed by Queen Mary, Mr Harold Wilson and Princess Elizabeth. Queen inspects. Queen looks at parasol stand.

Keywords

Royalty; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Birmingham; Earls Court

Footage sources

Gaumont British News Rota

Card file number

51885

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Camera: Hilton Craig
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

141

Story extras:

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