Gala Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2303A
Date Released
26 Jul 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Plastic Ship
  2. 2Milk Race
  3. 3Crumpet Eating Contest
  4. 4Gala Day
  5. 5News in Colour: The Royal Tournament

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Daily Mirror Gala Beauty Contest & Pushball Contest. DESCRIPTION: Held at Stoke-on-Trent, the Daily Mirror Gala Super Girl Beauty Contest, Kathy O’Neil wins. The prizes presented by David Frost and Gordon Banks. Also a Pushball Match between the Busmen Transport Rollers and Stoke City Fire Brigade - the Stoke City Fire Brigade win. SHOTLIST: DAILY MIRROR GALA BEAUTY CONTEST SV (3) girls lined up in swimsuits, girls’ legs Nos 14, 15 & 16 pan to faces, judges at table. CU (2) Gordon Banks, David Frost. SV (4) 4 girls lined up pan to rest, David Frost talking to an official. SV crowd. Banks awards Silver Rosebowl to winner Kathy O’Neil, he kisses her, Frost gives her the cheque for £100 and gets a kiss. SCU O’Neil with bowl. CU her face. [38 Seconds]. DAILY MIRROR PUSHBALL CONTEST SV (3) team ready to start (white shirts), referee holding ball, 2 teams race towards ball, play continues. SCU player’s legs. SV (3) either team fighting for ball, crowd, pan player racing towards ball. CU players fighting for ball. SV (3) ditto, crowd, game in progress. CU ditto. SV (3) ball in air, lands, game continues, crowd clapping, pan prizes being awarded to winning team, Stoke City Fire Brigade in white holding cups in air. [49 seconds].
Keywords
Women; Competitions
Locations
Stoke-on-Trent
Card file number
99251
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
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