Easter - How Did You Like It?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1088A
Date Released
13 Apr 1950
Date submitted
Apr 1950
Date submitted
11 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Lord Mayor’s Thanksgiving Fund
  2. 1A Large Crowd Watched Dominicks Bar Wins the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse
  3. 2Royal Charter for Nairobi
  4. 2Irish Movietone: Dublin’s Easter Parade
  5. 3Paris Police Battle Communists
  6. 4London’s Easter Parade
  7. 5Easter - How Did You Like It?
  8. 6His Holiday Awheel
  9. *Raich Carter Coaches Young Players at Hull City
  10. *US Sailors Entertain Glasgow Orphans

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter - How Did You Like It ??. DESCRIPTION: Once again the City of London was deserted, some Londoners who stayed at home found the Serpentine attractive (but that was on Good Friday, before the gales), others went to the zoo. Scenes from Brighton and Blackpool record one of the worst Easters for years. SHOTLIST: KS. Deserted city street. Various deserted city streets around Fleet Street & Royal Exchange. Rowing on the Serpentine, several shots. Various shots of zoo, crowds on Mappin Terrace, look through wire at bears. Brumas swimming, various shots of him swimming. Several shots of hikers in the country. Elevated GV Brighton Front, wintry scene. People seated on chairs on front, endeavour to read newspapers. Large waves break over Brighton Seafront, several shots. SCU large wave. Blackpool, people fighting against strong wind, various shots. Sand blown up onto streets from beaches by the wind.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Animals
Locations
London; Brighton; Blackpool; London Zoo
Card file number
53538
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
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