Civic Reception for Bill Pickering

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1370

Date Released

5 Sep 1955

Date submitted

1 Sep 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mr White Pants
2. 2Fireflys in Torbay
3. 3Miss Great Britain
4. 4Husbands - Beware
5. 5A Wedding Picture
6. 6Autumn Fashions
7. 7Autumn Fashions
8. 8The Happy Family
9. 9Atlantic Rescue
10. 10Fire Terror
11. *Civic Reception for Bill Pickering

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Civic Reception for Bill Pickering. SHOTLIST: CU of crowd. GV of Bill Pickering and Mrs Pickering in jeep driving past cheering crowds. CU of Bill and wife in jeep. CU of Gaumont Cinema. GV of the stage as the Mayor (Councillor Mrs Brockhurst) walks on. SCU of the Mayor speaking, Bill in the background. CU of Mayor speaking. CU of Bill and wife. GV of audience pan to stage of Bill and VIPs. CU of Bill.

Local distribution only

Special for Birmingham release only only - 3 copies.

Keywords

Swimming; Records; Water sports; Awards and honours

Locations

Walsall; Bloxwich

Card file number

64426

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Soundman

George E. Collings

Camera

Norman Fisher

Story extras:

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