Learning on ScreenEaster Parade
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- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter Parade. DESCRIPTION: All roads led to an Easter holiday, and the great idea was to get away from the Big Smoke. New white line experiments were tried out on the roads. At St Albans Cathedral the Queen attended the Maundy Service. Long ago, a widow who was tenant of a pub at Bow, kept a bun for her sailor son, who never returned, and every year since then a sailor has hung up a bun in the bar. The tradition in Hyde Park on Easter Day seemed to be the collection of a huge crowd, who went to see what they could see. There were a number of Easter Bonnets calculated to excite admiration and amusement. Herne Hill once again attracted cyclists in their thousands. They proceeded to watch the experts compete in a series of exciting contests. At Teddington, the weather was almost too fine for the Easter regatta. Altogether about a hundred and ninety boats competed. For real peace at Easter time, London’s parks are hard to beat. The Zoo drew big holiday crowds, Princess Anne’s young bear Nikki and his playmate Rusk were among the lively attractions. Naturally, the seaside was one of the biggest draws of all. People flocked to the popular resorts to make the most of a few days off. An Easter Parade story would hardly be complete without a visit to Hampstead Heath. SHOTLIST: Cars streaming out of London. Notice boards. Signpost saying Eastbourne, Brighton, Newhaven. Traffic streaming out of London. Car and caravan going past the camera. Cyclist coming up hill. Notice board reading Double Line Experiment. Cars coming up road and crossing white line. Notice board reading Do Not Cross White Line. Traffic. GV of St Albans Cathedral. General view of St Albans. Yeomen going into St Albans Cathedral. Queen arrives. Enters Cathedral. Crowd shot. Leaving Cathedral. Queen with posies in hands. Walking along with the Bishop. GV pub. SCU inside bar. Buns hanging up. SCU 1957 bun. GV of buns. Hyde Park crowds. Zoom in GV of hats. Woman in foreground wearing hat with Rock and Roll. CU of children in Easter bonnets. Slip pan. GV of bikes parked at Herne Hill. Crowds with bikes flashing past (gag shots). Man standing in cycle park and looking for his cycle. GV of yachts at Teddington Regatta. Another shot of boats. Camera looking through trellis work at people in boat at Regents Park. GV Regents Park with tulips in the foreground. Slip pan London Zoo. Elephant with children on his back, name Dumbo. Nikki and Rusk (bears) on the swings. Seal half out of the water. Camel. CU of camel licking his lips. SCU of penguins standing on rocks. CU of penguin. GV of Blackpool with Tower in the background. Various beach scenes. Children playing with sand. Donkey rides. People sitting in deck-chairs. Small boy scooping up sand with seaside bucket. More people sitting in deck-chairs. Man in bathing trunks stretched out in the sand. GV of Hampstead Heath - roundabouts. Dodgem cars. Swings. CU of puddle with rain dripping. Gag shot. Couple sitting in chair with newspaper on head with umbrella. Headlines read It’s a lovely day to-day. The newspaper is the Daily Express.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Religion and belief
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- Movietone
- Card file number
- 70440
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 381
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