Ideal Home Exhibition

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1083A

Date Released

9 Mar 1950

Date submitted

7 Mar 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Parliament Opened
2. 1Irish Movietone: Physical Culture Demonstration in Dublin (Irish Reel)
3. 2Ideal Home Exhibition
4. 2Irish Movietone: The Monks of St Honorat Monastery
5. 3Their Majesties Welcome French Visitors

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ideal Home Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: The 1950 Ideal Home Exhibition, organised by the Daily Mail, has been opened at Olympia. The exhibition is reported to be better than ever, and as a compliment to Britain’s French visitors, space has been allotted for a most attractive display from across the Channel. SHOTLIST: KS. GV exterior of exhibition. Tilt down of exterior & GV of same. Parents look through glass at their children playing in play pen - several shots. Several shots of children playing with sand, swings etc. MS French house, & interior showing layout of house, including dining room. English dining room in contrast. Aquarium over mantel piece & pan to cocktail chest & taking cocktails. Exterior shot - GV of houses.

Keywords

Domestic life; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Olympia

Card file number

53352

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

Hilton Craig

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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