Give a Toy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1644
Date Released
5 Dec 1960
Date submitted
30 Nov 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Village on the Move
  2. 2Give a Toy
  3. 3A Big Catering Job
  4. 4Wedding Bells
  5. 5Fred Cleaned Up
  6. 6Up against It

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Give a Toy. DESCRIPTION: Here are toys for Christmas. Most kids know they can rely on getting them. Except a lot of kids in hospital, and that’s why the Evening News collects toys for the unfortunate children, who are sick or live in orphanages. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU toy dog performing. MCU toy chimpanzee reading. LS man and woman looking in toy shop window. LAS sign Evening News. GV man reading toys. MS woman with toy talking to man. GV collecting office. GV man sorting books. CU toys. CU toys ready for packing. CU packing toys. MCU same. TS man packing toys into basket. CU packing toys into basket. CU toy CU another CU same.
Keywords
Mass media; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Social welfare
Locations
London; England
Card file number
81485
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
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