Summer Ahead

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1557

Date Released

6 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Summer Ahead. DESCRIPTION: This is Hollywood and all the latest swim suit fashions and hats on parade. And here is a porpoise with a purpose: proving that hula-hooping is not just a human craze! SHOTLIST: Girls stand by car. MS girls in latest wool swim suit fashions step from car. CU girl waving hat with cigarettes in hat band. Longer shot - same walks to other girls by car. MS three girls by car. MS girl with large feather in hat. Closer same. MS girl with alligator in hat. Closer - pan same. CU hat with alligator. MS same. Slip pan. MS porpoise leaps out of water through hoop. Another same. Closer same. MS porpoise swimming with hoop. MS porpoise spinning in hoop. CU same. Longer shot - same. CU same.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Irish reel.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Women; Fashion and costume; Animals

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

76599

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

129

Story extras:

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