Season’s Greetings to You All

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

237A

Date Released

21 Dec 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Australia Honours Memory of Nelson
2. 2Father of China is Honoured in Nanking
3. 3Berlin Beat Oxford in Ice Hockey Clash
4. 4Bombay Multitude Mourns for Patel
5. 5Timber Lopping is an Acquired Taste
6. 6Czech Girls Undergo Stiff Driving Test
7. 7Season’s Greetings to You All

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Season’s Greetings to You All. DESCRIPTION: British Movietone News takes pleasure in presenting this Christmas symposium in the confidence that these festive scenes symbolise the Happy experiences you will all enjoy and the brighter outlook which lies in store for you in 1934. SHOTLIST: Religious procession to small church in Bavaria (possibly). Shot of small church in snow covered country (not England). Sleigh being drawn by horses along the snow. Happy people seated on same throwing snow balls at one another. Busy Oxford Street at Christmas with the shoppers and Christmas goods in windows. Scene from other side of Childrens’ faces pressed up against window of shop. Child and mother leaves big shop and other children follow loaded with toys and enter car. Shot of the two children seated in back of car with toys. Close shot. Post Office scenes. Sorting mail etc. Baskets loaded with parcels. Hospital scene with Father Christmas in the childrens’ ward. Small girl and boy dancing round Christmas tree. Toddlers enter door. children on floor play with toys. Shot of toy tiger growling. Children eating at party. Turkeys handing up in shop. Pointer touching same. Carol singers outside door. Close shot of hand opening bottle of drink. Scene of carol singing with women and men in period costumes. Mine host opens the door. (This is Great Fosters).

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Weather; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Postal services; Winter sports; Fashion and costume; Animals; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2730

Length of story (in feet)

113

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