World News Items: Geneva Carnival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1212A

Date Released

28 Aug 1952

Date submitted

Aug 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Princess Takes the Air
2. 2World News Items: Army’s Help
3. 3World News Items: Air Carrier Fire
4. 4World News Items: Sea Shore Politics
5. 5World News Items: Geneva Carnival
6. 6Cycle Tour of Britain
7. 7John Cobb after Water Speed Record
8. 8Soccer Again
9. *Asa Diving Finals
10. *Seaside Beauty Contest

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Section Title

World News Items

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Geneva Carnival. DESCRIPTION: No demonstration interrupts the peaceful calm of Geneva’s Carnival and the only fireworks were the real ones - an night over Lake Geneva. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Girl on butterfly float among flowers. Various gay floats going through sunny streets. Fireworks after dark.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Ceremonies

Card file number

57701

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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