Brevities: Brighton Celebrates Bicentenary

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1267A

Date Released

17 Sep 1953

Date submitted

12 Sep 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Navy to the Rescue of Cyprus Victims
2. 2Brevities: Hillary of Everest and His Bride
3. 3Brevities: Nehru Plays Cricket with Indian MP’s
4. 4Brevities: Brighton Celebrates Bicentenary
5. 5Battle of Britain Fly-Past
6. 6Premonition Wins St Leger

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

Brevities

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Brighton Celebrates Bi-Centenary. DESCRIPTION: Old style bathing costumes were to be seen at Brighton recently, but they were all part of the resort’s Bicentenary celebrations. SHOTLIST: KS. 4 bathing beauties sitting in beach. Get up and run into sea, three couples come down beach in old fashions bathing dress, enter bathing hut, peeping tom keeps trying to see them, girl in old bathing dress goes into the sea. Woman dressed as Martha Gunn teaching girl to swim.

Keywords

Commemorations; Environment; Curiosities; Celebrations and festivals; Fashion and costume

Locations

Brighton

Card file number

59741

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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