The Holiday Scene

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1574A
Date Released
6 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Family Welcome for the Queen
  2. 2The Holiday Scene
  3. 3Motor Racing
  4. 4Great Britain V W Germany

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Holiday Scene. DESCRIPTION: London Airport - Our cameramen at London Airport captured the urgency of the Bank Holiday rush. Everybody was trying to catch up on time!. Coaching - And here is something more leisurely: this coach and four is running a passenger service from Oxford to Blenheim Palace. Navy Day - It was Navy Day at Portsmouth, and thousands accepted the invitation to come aboard, and have a look round. HMS Vanguard, Britain’s largest battleship, and the last, was a popular host. Another Navy Day was held at Chatham, and we went aboard to see what entertainment the Navy had laid on. They’d organised a crossing the line ceremony, the ordeal which you might have to face if you’ve never crossed the equator. King Neptune and his Court certainly give you a rough going over! SHOTLIST: FS Destroyer (key & title). Fast motion GV airport foyer scene. Same - crowds up escalator. Another angle same. MS people leave coach. Loading baggage onto truck. Same. Pan fast motion crowds walk to plane. MS boarding plane same. MS fast motion loading luggage onto plane. Same fast motion - mechanic boards and leaves plane. MS plane taxies. Pan plane leaves ground (3). Slip pan. Pan old fashioned horse drawn coach with passengers. FS tracking same. BS same. CU driver blowing horn. LS coach along road. TS wheel turning. BS horses trotting. BS coach. Slip pan Portsmouth LS ‘Victory’. Closer same. LS Battle cruiser ‘HMS Vanguard’. MS passengers board same. CU same. Sailor helps small child aboard. Pan down ‘Vanguard’. Closer same. MS gun turrets. BS sailor & girl - pan to crowds. MS crowds at Chatham. MS ship. GV same. TS sailor operating Bofor (pan). LS crowds. LS Crossing the Line ceremony. Crowds. Closer ceremony - man ducked in water.
Keywords
Commemorations; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Curiosities; Aviation; Transport; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Newsreels
Locations
England
Card file number
77809
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
234
Story extras:
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