Bed-Making Contest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2150

Date Released

17 Aug 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier
2. 2Little Venice
3. 3Duck Driver
4. 4Russian Navy Day
5. 5Bonn-Moscow Treaty
6. 6Mobutu Meets Nixon
7. 7Young Vic
8. 8Finnish Fashions
9. 9Bed-Making Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bed-Making Champs. DESCRIPTION: Proof that bed-making is a fine art as an Australian department store stages a contest for the fastest bedspreader. And the ladies certainly tuck into this one. SHOTLIST: SV women standing by beds ready for race. CU starter says go. SV girls start to make beds. CU woman onlooker with baby laughing. Series of 4 CU shots contestants making beds. CU woman onlooker. SV fast motion women making beds. CU 2 shots fast motion women making beds. SV judge walks on to inspect whilst women make beds. SCU normal speed winner finishes bed and flops on top of it.

Keywords

Curiosities; Competitions; Newsreels

Locations

Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

96165

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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