All Colour Reel: Battle of Flowers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2357A

Date Released

8 Aug 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1All Colour Reel: Fashion Scene
2. 2All Colour Reel: Duke Goes Sailing
3. 3All Colour Reel: Monsoon Festival
4. 4All Colour Reel: Battle of Flowers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

All Colour Reel

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Flowers Colour. DESCRIPTION: The annual Battle of Flowers held in Jersey - Guest of Honour - Hughie Green. SHOTLIST: GV sign on building Battle of Flowers. MS floats & crowd. MCU float with Jersey written on front in flowers goes past. MS another float with giant man on it. MS float with other figures on it. CU head of large figure. MS float with mice on. MS windmill on same flat. MS Hughie Green and Miss Susan de Gruchy, Miss Battle of Flowers on float. MS crowd. MS woman in show float. MS children waving from shoe. MS B/V of shoe float. GV boys guard band. MS Les Majorettes de Caen. MS crowd. MS Hughie Green’s float again with Miss Battle of Flowers. MS Spanish float winner. GV B/V Spanish float.

Keywords

Music and dance; Vehicles; Agriculture; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Performing arts; Youth

Locations

Jersey

Card file number

74/95

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

183

Story extras:

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