News-Events - in Colour: Christmas on the Way

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1854A

Date Released

17 Dec 1964

Date submitted

Dec 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boxing - Swift Takes Title
2. 2Washed Out for Christmas
3. 3News-Events - in Colour: Christmas on the Way

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Section Title

News-Events - in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Story (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Pictures show Great Britain, Australia and Canada preparing in their own ways for Christmas. SHOTLIST: London - Various shots of decorations in Regent Street and Oxford Street. Shoppers in store. Women and children looking through a shop window. Toys. Stalls in Portobello Road market. Sydney - Shot of street and shoppers crossing road. Father Christmas in surf boat, same also on beach. Father Christmas with children. Montreal - Ice skaters in Montreal. Pictures of skiers and people on sledge. Horse-drawn sleigh. People buying Christmas trees. Ski-doo with man at controls. Woman spraying artificial snow on window. Model of Father Christmas arriving by helicopter and then seen on a horse-drawn sleigh. Presents around bottom of Christmas tree, and little children creeping up to tree and unwrapping presents.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Montreal; Sydney; Australia; United Kingdom; Canada

Card file number

89141

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

470

Story extras:

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