British Toy Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2488
Date Released
6 Feb 1977
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Republic Day Parade
  2. 2Hardy Amies Fashions
  3. 3Amusements Trades Fair
  4. 4British Toy Fair
  5. *Udt Awards

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Toy Fair. DESCRIPTION: The British Toy Fair is held for the first time in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. As toys are big business both in this country and abroad, there are plenty of items on display. SHOTLIST: CU dog mask worn by child at fair. CU child wearing bear mask. MS children playing with various toys. MCU face of prehistoric animal. MS children playing. MCU girl playing with toys. MS little girl, Clare, playing with toy train. CU Clare. CU little girl, Denise. MCU Denise playing with food-mixer. MCU little boy, Peter, on rocking-horse. MCU sign ‘Tri-ang Grand Prix’ on go-kart, tilt to little boy getting in and pedalling off. Boy in cart towards camera and past. MS woman picking up a Thundershot. MS woman points Thundershot at target. MCU ditto. MS woman firing Thundershot. MS woman firing Thundershot into air. MCU Thundershot in air and coming down on parachute. MCU Thundershot on floor. MCU model car being loaded into Pallitoy Ricochet Racer. MS ditto. MS child pointing, Ricochet racer and ramp with jumps. MCU car goes over. MS child firing car. MCU woman throwing giant dart. MS woman throws dart to another woman who catches it. Various shots women with dart. Various girls playing with A1 type Horizontal Diablo. MS selection of military toys. Various shots of military toys. MS child looking at giant model of Concorde made of Lego. Various shots of model with working parts. MCU model of jubilee coach made of Lego. Various of soldiers in Household Cavalry uniform and model of Buckingham Palace. MCU Hornby train sets set out. Various shots of trains working.
Keywords
Business and commerce; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Birmingham
Card file number
77/11
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
234
Story extras:
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