Seeing in the New Year

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1439A

Date Released

3 Jan 1957

Date submitted

2 Jan 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Tests - One Up
2. 2And Now the Sales
3. 3The Boat Show
4. 4999
5. 5Fire!
6. 6Seeing in the New Year
7. *Hogmanay

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Seeing in the New Year. DESCRIPTION: In spite of the terrible weather - Londoners thronged the West End for New Year’s Eve revels in the rain. At the Albert Hall some 5,000 enjoyed the celebrations at the Chelsea Arts Ball. SHOTLIST: Revellers outside Trafalgar Square. Dancing exhibition. Albert Hall. Man in. Floats trying to break up. Balloons. Auld Lang Syne. Chelsea Arts Ball - Various CUs of dancers in costume. Various shots of rock n’ roll dancers. Shot of back cloth - Spring. General view of dancers. Student models parade. The piper heralds the new year. Auld Lang Syne. Balloons fall from roof. Various shots above. Parade of models. Shots of dancers breaking models.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

London

Footage sources

Gaumont
Gaumont British

Card file number

69328

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Robert Turner

Length of story (in feet)

165

Story extras:

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