Pop Singer Mobbed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1658A

Date Released

16 Mar 1961

Date submitted

13 Mar 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wales V Ireland
2. 2Army Aids Traffic
3. 3On the Tideway
4. 4Pop Singer Mobbed
5. 5Russian Horses Arrive
6. 6Empress of Canada

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pop Singer Mobbed. DESCRIPTION: Arriving at Johannesburg for a tour of South Africa, Cliff Richard was in for quite a reception. It seemed as if every teenager in Jo’burg had been living for just this moment. It was pandemonium, but the attentions of the police controlled the crowds, but in no way cooled their craziness! SHOTLIST: Key scene. Cliff Richard leaves aircraft. MS The Shadows. CU Cliff Richard. CU crowd GV crowd around Cliff Richard. CU Cliff. Pan to excited crowd. TS Crowds TS same. GV police holding crowd back. MCU banners. GV screaming crowd. CU police holding back same. GV crowd. GV Cliff and The Shadows trying to get through crowd. GV police holding crowd back.

Keywords

Music and dance; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Performing arts; Youth

Locations

South Africa

Footage sources

South Africa

Card file number

82065

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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