Toys on Show

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1603

Date Released

22 Feb 1960

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1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Toy Fair. DESCRIPTION: Brighton is the background for the seventh British Toy Fair. Taking a quick look, we saw that puppets are increasing in popularity. In sizes, too!. For three pounds, for instance, you can get a really remarkable remote-control Robot. And there are dart-boards, which Britain exports to the most unlikely places. The dolls are almost a fashion show in themselves! SHOTLIST: GV building. GV Brighton Pier. LS exterior building. MS sign ‘Toy Exhibition’. CU girl with puppets. CU puppet (2). LS girl playing with puppet. LS girls. CU puppet shaking head (3). LS robot with gun. MS same. MS robot picks up box. MS robot carrying box. MS man playing darts. MS Chinese man looking at dartboard. CU dartboard notice ‘Export to China’. CU same ‘Export to Sudan’. CU same ‘Export to India’. MS doll (3). MS two dolls. MS girl playing with doll. MS girl holding up doll. MS girl playing with doll. MS girl holding doll.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Industry and manufacture; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

England

Card file number

79360

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Michael Samuelson

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