The Silly Season: Miss New Brighton

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1577

Date Released

24 Aug 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Blazing Inferno
2. 2Grasmere Sports
3. 3The Silly Season: Spot-On Tots
4. 4The Silly Season: The Young Idea
5. 5The Silly Season: Miss New Brighton
6. 6The Silly Season: A Bond Street Pet
7. 7Princess Alexandra

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

The Silly Season

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss New Brighton. DESCRIPTION: New Brighton and a Bathing Girl Contest. Film-star, Michael Craig, Russ Hamilton and Tony Hill were seen making their choice. The Mayor of Wallasey made the award to the winner, who was Deanne Coltman of Liverpool. SHOTLIST: Girls parading (key). GV girls parading MS same. Pan - girls lined up. MS girl parading. Another. MS judges. CU winning girl crying. MS Mayor presents trophy to winner.

Keywords

Women; Competitions; Local government; Fashion and costume; Performing arts

Locations

England; Wallasey

Card file number

77957

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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