Christmas Joys

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1588

Date Released

9 Nov 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1SS Oriana Launched
2. 2Christmas Joys
3. 3Bank on the Telly
4. 4Well Held, Sir!
5. 5Remembrance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Joys. DESCRIPTION: There’s one thing every boy always knows: what he wants for Christmas. And to judge by this Toy Fair display in London, tastes haven’t changed a lot! War is still the big idea. There are the latest, most up-to-date weapons, and it’s quite possible to be a spaceman. For the girls: dolls, of-course! SHOTLIST: Pan - British toy motif and toy aircraft. CU a bi-plane. CU a bomber. CU toy. CU a toy plane. MS little boy looking at display. CU group of toy soldiers. CU a long range gun. CU a tank. A submarine. CU battleship. CU an old ship. CU a spaceman. LS little girl holding doll. LS same.

Keywords

Children; Celebrations and festivals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

England

Card file number

78520

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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