Graduation Gambols

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1418
Date Released
6 Aug 1956
Date submitted
27 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Suez Crisis
  2. 2The Dockers Out Voted
  3. 3Graduation Gambols
  4. 4A Stranger in the House
  5. 5Bucharest Floods
  6. 6Burma Earthquake
  7. 7Jersey Carnival
  8. 8Just Jousting

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Engineer Graduation. DESCRIPTION: Students who’ve just passed their final exams at the State Engineering School, near Stuttgart, carry out an old graduation custom, like the traditional Kandel March through the town. SHOTLIST: Students walking out of the State Engineering School wearing their top hats and carrying their umbrellas with paper on the end of the umbrellas. TPS of the paper being put onto a bonfire. Paper on the fire. Various shots of the students doing the traditional candle march (one foot on the pavement and one foot in the gutter) whilst carrying their open umbrellas.
Keywords
Education and training; Ceremonies
Locations
Germany; Esslingen
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
68137
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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