Jersey Carnival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1522

Date Released

4 Aug 1958

Date submitted

1 Jul 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain’s Rugger Triumph
2. 2The Princess in Canada
3. 3Jersey Carnival
4. 4Attempted Assassination
5. 5Muslim Festival
6. 6Coffee Hound
7. 7The Queen at Goodwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jersey - Battle of Flowers. DESCRIPTION: The annual Battle of Flowers in Jersey was opened by this year’s Queen, Miss Peggy Poole, and James Robertson Justice, the film star. The procession was a fantastic fiesta of floral fragrance and feminine fascination. And then, the Battle of Jersey began, with a burst of blossoms and a fusillade of flowers. SHOTLIST: CU little girl waving. LS entrance arch. TS band in procession. MS car in procession. MS pan James Robertson Justice and Miss Jersey. MS pan float (3 shots). MS parade of girls tracking shot. MS girls on float. LS parade of girls. MS float and LS same. MS rocket float. MS house on float. LS crowd at start of battle. MS battle (3).

Local distribution only

Extra scenes (silent) for Jersey.

Keywords

Music and dance; Vehicles; Children; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Performing arts

Locations

Jersey; Channel Islands

Card file number

74607

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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