Bed-Making Contest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2346
Date Released
20 May 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1New Archbishop of Canterbury
  2. 2Nursing - Pay Crisis
  3. 3Bed-Making Contest
  4. 4Mechanical Ballet
  5. 5Magicians Meeting
  6. 6Pony Racing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bed Making Contest. DESCRIPTION: The annual bed-making contest at Bankstown Square, Sydney. A new world record of 48.7 secs is set up. SHOTLIST: MS hall with bed making banner hanging across it, tilt down to beds. MS start of contest. GV women start all putting sheets on together. MCU woman making bed. GV ditto with judge watching. MCU bed being made. GV ditto, contest ends. MS crowd. MS winner seated on her bed.
Keywords
Curiosities; Competitions
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
99934
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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