All Colour Reel: Taxi Drivers Outing

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2358

Date Released

12 Aug 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1All Colour Reel: Taxi Drivers Outing
2. 2All Colour Reel: Cowes Regatta
3. 3All Colour Reel: Model Sailing Ship Regatta
4. 4All Colour Reel: Parade of Sail

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Section Title

All Colour Reel

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Drivers Outing Colour. DESCRIPTION: London to Southend is the route for the Taxi Drivers’ annual outing for under-privileged and physically handicapped children. Also on the trip is guest star Jimmy Saville. SHOTLIST: GV pan across decorated taxis. MCU FV taxi covered in decorations. MS children start to arrive. MS sign on top of taxi ‘London Taxi Drivers Annual Outing for Underprivileged Children’. MS Jimmy Saville talking to children. MCU decorations on taxi. MS Saville showing children into taxis. MS more children get into taxis. MS children entering taxis. CU child poster on side of taxi ‘Southend here we come’. MS taxis in long line making their way towards Southend. MS pan to decorated taxi as it goes around corner. CU road sign ‘Southend A12’. TS taxis along road in long line. MS taxis pass entrance to Kursaal. MS more taxis in Southend. MS people watching & waving to children. MS taxi driver waving to crowds. MS children are shown around by the taxi drivers. GV children on beach and in fun-fair. MS bumper car, taxi drivers take children for ride. MS more children watching. MS girls on small motor cycles around track. MS children in aeroplane in fun-fair. CU children waving. MS children in roundabout in fun-fair. MS aeroplanes going around. MS children watching. MS dolphin jumps out of water & over bar. CU children. MS dolphin jumps through ring. MS crowd clapping. MS dolphin through ring held out by trainer. MS children clapping and laughing. MS dolphin shakes hand. MS crowd clapping ENDS.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Social conditions; Transport; Social welfare; Animals; Performing arts; Disabled persons

Locations

Southend-on-Sea

Card file number

74/100

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

173

Story extras:

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