Father Christmas Starts His Rounds

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

132A

Date Released

17 Dec 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Father Christmas Starts His Rounds
2. 2Australian Air Mail Arrives at Croydon
3. 3Spaniards Fight to Hail New President
4. 4Shops Are Thronged Despite Depression
5. 5Movietone Records the Heart Beat
6. 6Australia Honours Trafalgar Victory

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Father Xmas Starts His Rounds. DESCRIPTION: Our old friend brings his welcome good cheer to the children’s ward of the Middlesex Hospital. SHOTLIST: Group in fancy dress round piano in ward singing and playing same. Father Christmas holding doll at door of hospital. He looks in and climbs through window. He goes round to each patient in bed and distributes a toy to each. The nurses and Santa play with the children on rocking horses etc.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Children; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Fashion and costume

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1562

Length of story (in feet)

85

Story extras:

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