Xmas Pageant

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2377

Date Released

23 Dec 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Prince Charles Helicopter Fly Past
2. 2Xmas Pageant
3. 3Xmas Bunnies
4. 4Christmas in India
5. 5Christmas Lights
6. 6Christmas Grotto
7. 7Christmas Tree

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Pageant. DESCRIPTION: A Christmas Pageant in the City of Adelaide, with Father Christmas and fairy tale characters enjoying the sunshine. SHOTLIST: FV floats moving through High Street. FV girls each holding a lettered board spelling out Christmas. SCU ditto more girls come into view with boards spelling out Pageant. SV float pulled by a train. SV pan stagecoach on a float. CU pan a giant caterpillar. SV pan sailing ship type float. SV pan men with Viking type models over them. SV pan men in models of clowns. SV pan floats with giant laughing clown. FV Father Christmas float. FV waving children in arms of mothers. SV Father Xmas in sleigh waving from float pan to BV.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies

Locations

Australia

Card file number

74/329

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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