Easter Parade

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2447

Date Released

25 Apr 1976

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter Parade. DESCRIPTION: The sun shone on the colourful Easter Parade through Battersea Park. Among the attractions were several bands, a colourful float of spring flowers from Jersey and London’s Pearly King and Queen. SHOTLIST: MS 76 Mingiemen Drum Corps wearing American Revolutionary uniform. MS ditto. Zoom in. MS members of above band marching past carrying flags. MCU couple clapping. MS racing cars going past. Pull back and pan. MS ditto. MS Gerald Harper signing autographs. MLS procession coming towards camera with Grandier Guards in f/g and British Airways girls behind them. MLS British Airways girls coming towards camera. MS British Airways girls. MS kids watching. MS Donald Duck going round shaking hands. MS Mickey Mouse waving to people. MS more Disney characters (x2). MS Goofy waving. MLS African chiefs zoom in. MS Red Indian. MS RAF float going past. MCU model car towing an Austin 7 from the RAF Club, tilt up. MS two girls with parasols. MS Youngers Brewery float, pan and zoom into Boy Scouts behind. MLS Westonzoylan Carnival Club float. MS ditto, zoom. MLS floats coming towards camera. British Flag Carnival Club "Yanks Afloat on 4th July". MS above float going past. MCU ditto. MS band of Brigade of Gurkhas. MCU ditto. MS giant wrestler charging at another one, they hit at 561’ and fall down. MCU boy watching. MS woman dressed up almost like an Inca. MS baby elephants going past followed by a camel. MCU child watching. MS members of Association of Veteran Cycles going past on their cycles. MS man on Penny Farthing. MS procession of people going past in the Easter Parade. MS Pearly King and Queen of Tottenham going past waving. MS people in the Lake. MCU Gerald Harper watching. MS people in lake now with a boat near them. MLS float with Jersey Tourism Committee. Zoom in. MCU Jersey Beauty Queen on float. MS float from Jersey going past camera. Pan. GV crowd. Pan round.

Keywords

Organisations; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Business and commerce; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Animals; Performing arts; Military; Youth

Locations

Battersea

Card file number

76/70

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

305

Story extras:

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