Designed for Living

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1761A
Date Released
7 Mar 1963
Date submitted
4 Mar 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Island Fire
  2. 2Carnival Like Crazy
  3. 3Designed for Living
  4. 4Royal Australian Tour (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Designed for Living (Ideal Home Exhibition 1963). DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a preview of the Ideal Home Exhibition at London’s Olympia. Design 1963 is the exhibition’s theme and it means elegance and above all comfort. The Duchess of Gloucester was an early visitor. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Daily Mail’s Feature house (house of the future). MS balcony of same house. GV room of the future. MS woman sits in chair. MS woman gets up from dressing table in bedroom. MS woman lies on bed. MCU woman in library - talking. GV woman in modern kitchen. GV house on different levels. GV Malvern House. MS girl sits on mink sofa. CU same priced 2,000 guineas. CU mink sofa. CU cactus. GV gardens. GV flower display. CU roses. CU Chinese painting wallpaper by hand. CU Chinese girl. MS painting wallpaper. MS weaving carpets by hand. CU same (2 shots). CU pan - trimming carpet. CU new shillings minted from Royal Mint machine. CU sign Royal Mint. MS Duchess of Gloucester receives new shilling. CU tableware from stately homes (2 shots). GV dining table from Woburn Abbey.
Keywords
Economics; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Olympia
Card file number
86175
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
188
Story extras:
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