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Amusement Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2279
Date Released
5 Feb 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Housing - Old and New
  2. 2Toy Fair
  3. 3Amusement Fair
  4. 4Dolphins at the Baths
  5. 5News in Colour: Indian Republic Day Parade

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Amusement Fair. DESCRIPTION: ...and the Amusement Trade Fair held at Alexandra Palace, London. SHOTLIST: TS in Amusement Exhibition past pin tables & fruit machines. SV TS past amusement machines. CU lion head. AS entrance to dark ride horror tunnel. CU zoom grotesque face. CU zoom girl bingo caller. CU zoom in grotesque figure. TS past fruit machines. TS along pin tables. SV pin table. CU score being registered. SV large fruit machine flip pan AS girl operating ditto. SV ditto flip pan CU thumb of hand into lense. SV hand presses button. SV men operating fruit machine. TS into men operating various types of fruit machines. CU fruit symbols revolve and stop. CU coin into slot. SV girls working machines. CU symbols revolving and stop. CU coin into slot. CU hand pulls down handle. CU symbols revolving. CU ditto & stop. CU coin into slot. CU girl’s face. CU symbols revolving and coming to stop, showing small win. CU three 5p pieces drop down. SV two men asleep exhausted and dreaming of jackpot. CU hand pulling down handle. CU symbols revolving. SV man at machine watching. CU symbols showing jackpot (3 in line). CU coins start to drop. CU mass of coins falling.
Keywords
Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Alexandra Palace
Card file number
98826
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:

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