Christmas is Coming

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1380A
Date Released
17 Nov 1955
Date submitted
15 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Antarctic Expedition
  2. 2Jewish Ex-Service Tribute
  3. 3Sunderland V Dynamos
  4. 4Personalities: Sir Winston Home
  5. 5Personalities: Mr Attlee in Vienna
  6. 6Personalities: Dr Adenauer Convalescent
  7. 7Oil Fire
  8. 8The Taverners’ Ball
  9. *Great Britain V New Zealand
  10. *Christmas is Coming

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Father Christmas in Edinburgh. SHOTLIST: GV store. GV balloons coming down from roof. CU Santa coming down ladder fixed outside store. CU Santa talks to children. GV toy department. CU little boy reads book upside down. CU animated toys. CU boy in toy motor car. SCU children grouped around Santa Claus telling him what they want. CU wistful little boy.
Local distribution only
Special for Scotland instead of first item.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Glasgow; Edinburgh
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
65182
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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