Jersey Carnival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1418

Date Released

6 Aug 1956

Date submitted

3 Aug 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

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Flowers. DESCRIPTION: This year Anna Neagle rode on one of the floats, in a procession which has become a holiday high-spot, on the island. The Carnival was first held in 1902, to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII. It took place every year until the war, to be revived in 1951. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Anna Neagle on a float waving. Crowds. Various shots of different floats.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Customs and traditions; Performing arts

Locations

Jersey; Channel Islands

Card file number

67803A

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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