Save the Children

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1539A

Date Released

4 Dec 1958

Date submitted

3 Dec 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill Celebrated
2. 2Millions of Migrants
3. 3Sugar Harvest
4. 4Swing to the Right
5. 5Save the Children
6. 6The Surrender Stone

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Childrens Fete. DESCRIPTION: An international fete, held in London in aid of the Save the Children Fund, received the willing support of some forty countries from all over the world. South America was well represented. The Italian Ambassador, Count Zoppi, is seen here looking over his stall. The Venezuelan Ambassador, Senor Manuel Dagnino and Freddie Mills were other distinguished visitors. SHOTLIST: CU sign ‘Great Britain’. CU exhibits on stall. CU sign ‘Canada’. GV stall CU sign ‘Australia’. CU exhibits on stall. CU sign ‘South Africa’. CU oranges on stall. CU sign ‘Ceylon’ CU Ceylon tea. CU United States sign. CU nail varnish. CU Iran sign. CU exhibits on stall. CU sign ‘Israel’. MS woman at stall. CU Indian stall. GV women at stall. CU ‘New Zealand’ sign. CU turning pages of book. CU sign ‘Brazil’. CU sign ‘Costa Rica’. CU sign ‘El Salvador’. MS Costa Rican children eat chocolate. CU sign ‘Burma’ CU Lady Mountbatten at stall. CU sign ‘Italy’. MS Count Vittorio Zoppi at stall. CU same. CU sign ‘Venezuela’. CU Signor Manuel Dagnino. CU Freddie Mills choses doll. MS same pays for doll.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Fundraising

Locations

London; England

Card file number

75676

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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