Festival of London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1729A
Date Released
26 Jul 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Festival of London
  2. 2The Price of a Portrait
  3. 3Skirmish in the Square
  4. 4British Grand Prix (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival of London. DESCRIPTION: For 3 weeks, the sober, dignified City of London has been a centre of festivity. One of them was the Tideway Race between Putney and the Tower. Conditions were tricky, and more than one crew ended up on the closest personal terms with Old Father Thames! Another item on the festival’s varied bill of fare was the ox-roasting in the shadow of St Paul’s. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Frederick Hoare, carved the first slice. A glittering display of fireworks brought the festival to an end. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV yacht sailing. MS ditto. MS boat under bridge. GV yachts past Big Ben. MS dinghy in trouble. MS yacht sailing. MS dinghy capsized. Slip pan. GV people at ox-roasting. (2 shots) ox-roasting. MS men pour fat over ox. MS crowd. (2 shots) Mayor cutting ox. CU sign Queue for Ox meat. MS people eating ox. CU Ox being cut. MCU woman eating ox. MCU boy eating ox sandwich. MCU woman eating ox sandwich. Firework display.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals; Local government
Locations
London
Card file number
84782
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
126
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