The Pleasure Gardens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1148
Date Released
4 Jun 1951
Date submitted
31 May 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Durham Pit Disaster Scenes
  2. 2Red Prisoners by the Thousand
  3. 3Malan V Malan
  4. 4Heavy Tumble at Teenage Rodeo
  5. 5Jet Inventor Honoured
  6. 6Princess Attends Fashion Garden Party
  7. 7The Pleasure Gardens

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pleasure Gardens Opened. DESCRIPTION: The Festival Pleasure Gardens in Battersea Park have at last been opened. There are plenty of souvenirs to buy and interesting exhibits to inspect, even if the gardens, in fact, are not really quite finished. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Tea Gardens. Antique souvenirs, etc. in shot windows. CU Daily Mail headlines, old paper. Various shots crowds walking around. Girls dressed in period Old London sellers costumes. Children watch Punch & Judy. Children watching animals in zoo (pet’s corner). GV of Battersea Gardens. Night material - Gardens lit up, various shots.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Shops and shopping; Horticulture; Fashion and costume; Animals; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Battersea Park
Card file number
55545
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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