Shops Are Thronged Despite Depression

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

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shops Are Thronged Despite Depression. DESCRIPTION: Londoners find full value for the pound in customary expedition in search of Christmas gifts. SHOTLIST: Cameraman on top of car taking shots of crowds walking along Oxford Street. Shots of same crowds walking along. Shop window display. Shoppers can same. Feet of people walking. Street vendors selling wares. Little boy stands and watches one mechanical toy. Good shot of top of Selfridges with Christmas decorations. Father Christmas in alcove bows. (This is not a close shot). Panning to street below. Group of girls with faces pressed hard against window, taken from inside same.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Children; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Fashion and costume

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1564

Length of story (in feet)

73

Story extras:

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