Learning on ScreenChristmas Joys
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Presents From Christmas Island. DESCRIPTION: Shop windows in a big city probably typify the joys of Christmas better than any other signs of the times. Entering the children’s ward at Plaistow Hospital, Father Christmas brought joy to small patients who’ll be spending the festive season away from home. The presents had been brought by subscriptions from Servicemen on Christmas Island, who are engaging in preparing the base for next year’s nuclear tests. SHOTLIST: Shots of of shop windows as Christmas. 2 toy dogs on skates etc. Children watching window displays. Small child has nose and mouth pressed up against the window. Slip pan to Plaistow. Father Christmas arrives at children’s ward. Nurses carry in presents. Father Christmas putting presents under the tree. Shots of children being handed presents etc. Slip pan to Palace Theatre, Queen, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Princess Margaret being greeted. Posy presented to the Queen. Royal party in the Royal Box. Princess Anne takes off her gloves. Various shots of the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square.
- Keywords
- Celebrations and festivals
- Card file number
- 69243
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- John Davies
- Length of story (in feet)
- 174
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