R in the Month

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1580

Date Released

14 Sep 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Braemar
2. 2A Tricky Job
3. 3Buy Your Boy a Train
4. 4A Royal Yachtswoman
5. 5R in the Month
6. 6Joust an Old French Custom
7. 7Surtees - The Champ

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: R in the Month. DESCRIPTION: Neptunia, Queen of the Sea, arrived in State to open the Galway Oyster Festival. The Mayor, Alderman Greene, received her. There’s an R in September, so enter a Sea Nymph bearing a basketful of that succulent sea food - the oyster. John Huston, film director, was present. And there was dancing on top of 3,000 oysters. SHOTLIST: MS Galway (key). MS crowds. MS band. MS Neptunia - Queen of the Sea in carriage. Crowd. SCU Queen steps down and is greeted by Mayor. CU bagpipe player. CU Queen. MS same received basket. CU contents of basket. CU Mayor eating oyster. MS John Huston eats oyster. Closer drinking from bottle. MS girl dancing. Closer same. MS dancing. Closer same. MS dancing. MS man dancing with girl. MS girl dancing. MS Mayor dancing with Queen. SGV dancing.

Keywords

Music and dance; Food and cooking; Agriculture; Celebrations and festivals; Forestry; Fisheries; Cinema; Local government; Animal husbandry

Locations

Republic of Ireland; Galway

Card file number

78092

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Vincent Corcoran

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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