Christmas with a Variety

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1959

Date Released

19 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas With Variety. DESCRIPTION: The British Branch of the Variety Club, the international Show-biz Charity organisation, collects toys for orphans and under privileged children and for those who’ll spend Christmas in hospital. SHOTLIST: MS pan gifts and Christmas trees carried into St Mary’s Hospital. MS pan Christmas tree carried in. MS gifts wheeled in through corridors. MS matron brings small girl down stairs to choose present. CU presents. CU small girl with matron choosing present. CU ditto. MCU ditto. MS sister of St Mary’s talking to Sir Billy Butlin. MCU girls dressed in Christmas costumes. MCU Percy Livingstone talking to girls. MS ditto. MS Joan Crawford putting on Father Christmas outfit. MS Charlie Drake with girls in Christmas outfits. MCU Ian Carmichael with Liz Fraser. MCU Fenella Fielding with Father Christmas. MS Bernard Bresslaw puts on Father Christmas outfit. MS Max Bygraves holding Christmas presents.

Keywords

Fundraising

Locations

England; Paddington

Card file number

91889

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

158

Story extras:

Film clip

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