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News in Brief: Away from It All

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1435A
Date Released
6 Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen Visits London Museum
  2. 2News in Brief: Christmas Card for Charity
  3. 3News in Brief: New Type of Helicopter
  4. 4News in Brief: Away from It All
  5. 5News in Brief: Beauty Queen Crowned
  6. 6UNO Take Over
  7. 7It’s Not Cricket, Sir
  8. *Rugby League - 2nd Test

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Away From It All. DESCRIPTION: Hula dancers in grass skirts, making hay while the sun shines on Hawaii’s beautiful beaches. Surfing, another of Hawaii’s favourite sports, the International Surfing Championships. SHOTLIST: Shots of hula girls dancing. Crowds. Shots of men surfing. Crowd. Surfing. Hula girls dancing.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance
Locations
Hawaii
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69081
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:

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