Holy Thorn Blooms on Twelfth Night

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1075A

Date Released

12 Jan 1950

Date submitted

9 Jan 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Truman Reports
2. 2Holy Thorn Blooms on Twelfth Night
3. 3New Star Shines at Ben and Bebe’s Party
4. 4China - What of It’s Future?
5. 5Flight of Nationalist Remnants

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holy Thorn Blooms on Twelfth Night. DESCRIPTION: The Holy Thorn at Orcop, some nine miles south of Hereford, according to legend traces back to the tree from which Christ’s crown of thorns was made. It is said to blossom at midnight every year on the 5th of January. SHOTLIST: KS. SCU of bloom of thorn. Several shots of the tree and the bloom. Mr Reg Powell puts up barbed wire. Powell voices his opinion about the crowds gathering & damaging tree. Crowds (at night) arrive in coaches, feeding at mobile canteen. Crowds looking up at tree. Cut-ins of bloom & CU of bloom.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

Hereford; Orcop

Card file number

53045

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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