Soho Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1362A

Date Released

14 Jul 1955

Date submitted

11 Jul 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Veteran Car Jubilee
2. 2Glastonbury Pilgrimage
3. 3Soho Fair
4. 4News in Brief: Open Golf Champion
5. 5News in Brief: The Cooper Trophy
6. 6News in Brief: Bluebird at Speed
7. 7News in Brief: Air Speed Record
8. 8News in Brief: Investiture
9. 9Royal Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soho Fair Opens. DESCRIPTION: The Waiters Race was one of the features of the opening day of the Soho Fair. The carnival parade featured many sides of the cosmopolitan life of Soho. SHOTLIST: GV of crowds watching Morris Dancers. GV of Soho Square. GV of the start of the waiters race. GVs of the race. SCU of the winner (Robert Taylor) running. GVs and CUs of procession of various floats. People dancing in the street. CU of an organ. Various floats.

Keywords

Curiosities

Locations

London; Soho

Card file number

64023

Credits:

Soundman

Derek Stiles

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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