Toys for Sick Children

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1332

Date Released

13 Dec 1954

Date submitted

10 Dec 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1What Weather
2. 2The Traffic Problem
3. 3Guided Missiles
4. 4The Lighter Side - National Cat Show
5. 5The Lighter Side - in Cracking Form
6. 6The Lighter Side - Sales Talk
7. 7Toys for Sick Children
8. 8Scotland V Hungary

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Toys for a Sick Child. DESCRIPTION: Every year at Christmas time, the Evening News collects toys from many generous donors for distribution to children in hospital. At Bart’s Hospital some of the youngsters receive their parcels. SHOTLIST: Man placing various toys into their respective bins. Various shots of toys. Boy opening his parcel in Bart’s Hospital. Girl in bed opening her parcel. Places hat on her head. CU of the girl smiling.

Keywords

Children; Social welfare

Locations

London; St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Card file number

62460

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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