Leeds Children’s Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1361A

Date Released

7 Jul 1955

Date submitted

4 Jul 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Women’s Athletics - White City
2. 2Peasant Craft - New Look - Ecuador
3. 3Queen Juliana Opens Fair - Holland
4. 4Cross Country - Motor Cycling
5. 5Grecian Temple Unearthed - Italy
6. 6Down River Rafting - Germany
7. 7Her Majesty in Scotland
8. *Her Majesty in Scotland
9. *Leeds Children’s Day

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leeds Childrens Day. SHOTLIST: SCU of group of children. GV of fancy dress parade. CU of fancy dress parade. Lord Mayor James Croysdale walking. Crowd shot. GV of massed PT display. GV the Queen and escort on dais. CU of the Mayoress (Lady Croysdale) crowning the Queen. GV of a police officer leading the ‘Queens’ procession. GV of maypole dancing. CU of maypole dancing. Lady Croysdale presents silver spoons to the mothers and babies.

Local distribution only

Special for Leeds - 6 copies.

Keywords

Children

Locations

Leeds

Card file number

63973

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

141

Story extras:

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