Birmingham’s Lord Mayor’s Show

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2138A

Date Released

28 May 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pope’s Priesthood Anniversary
2. 2New Air Cargo Terminal
3. 3Birmingham’s Lord Mayor’s Show
4. 4Crystal Palace Motor Racing
5. 5Gaelic Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birmingham’s Lord Mayor’s Show. DESCRIPTION: The City of Birmingham stages its first Lord Mayor’s Show. A carnival procession of over seventy floats watched by a crowd of 100,000. Then the Lord Mayor tours the City in a coach and four. SHOTLIST: Zoom in Birmingham Lord Mayor watching procession. 2 MS swining [sic] festival float, procession, pan Miss City Centre float. MS crowd, MS fruit float, hospital float, (3) women on floats. Pan Go-Go dancers on Och float. MS girl dancer in feather head dress, pan steel band float. MCU crowd. Pan Lord Mayor past in carriage.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Local government

Locations

Birmingham

Card file number

95992

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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