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Over the Sea to Shop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1542
Date Released
22 Dec 1958
Date submitted
17 Dec 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Big Post Office Job
  2. 2Mail for the Troops
  3. 3Over the Sea to Shop
  4. 4New Cardinals
  5. 5Quite a Party
  6. 6The Tree in London
  7. *Greetings Card

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Over the Sea to Shop. DESCRIPTION: All these ladies are about to leave Southend on a flight to Calais, to do their Christmas shopping on the other side of the Channel. It costs a bit extra to fly to France! But women are bargain-hunters by nature, and it seems that the word has gone round that there are bargains in Calais! These pictures show what you can buy there. SHOTLIST: BS women look at money (key). MS group walk to aircraft. BS group board aircraft. CU woman looks out of window. Same. GV through pilot’s window. GV coast of France. MS women get out of plane. Same. MS policeman directs women. MS women cross road. MS women look in shop window. CU sign ‘English’ spoken CU sign ‘Chemist’. CU sign ‘Parfume’. CU advertisement for plum pudding. MS women talking. CU sales girl. MS women by Christmas tree. Same. MS women look at money. GV shop counter. MS women look at bottle. MS woman tries earring. MS women tries perfume. Slip pan to women get off plane.
Keywords
Women; Aviation; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Police
Locations
France; Calais; Southend-on-Sea; England
Card file number
75812
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:

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