Cardiff Welcomes Christmas

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1124A

Date Released

21 Dec 1950

Date submitted

Dec 1950

Date submitted

18 Dec 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Diphtheria 13
2. 2Snow - Hardships and Fun
3. 3Atlantic Pact Meeting
4. 4Natke Celebration
5. 5Nazi Actor Causes Riot
6. 6Boxing Dead-Heat Causes Riot
7. 7Christmas Time is Circus Time
8. *Cardiff Welcomes Christmas
9. *Preston Beat City
10. *West Bromwich V Aston Villa

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cardiff Welcomes Christmas (Mute). DESCRIPTION: A parade and carol singing started the Christmas season in Cardiff. SHOTLIST: KS. GV procession through streets led by band. Various shots of procession with float of 20th Century Fox film. Girls parading past camera carrying national flags. MS Father Christmas in sledge being hauled by kids. GV doves of peace let loose. Children let balloons rise into air. Cut-in mayor on rostrum. Pan of crowd singing carol & finish on Christmas tree. Blind children given presents.

Local distribution only

For Cardiff only instead of Items 2 & 3.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Cardiff

Card file number

54757

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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