Old London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
384A
Date Released
15 Oct 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aviation: Johannesburg greets Scott and Guthrie at end of big race. AND: Home again to Croydon
  2. 2New Train Ferry across Channel
  3. 3Sports: Lovelock loses in Princetown Mile
  4. 4Reports: Latest Additions to the American Navy
  5. 5Reports: Princess Juliana at Rotherham
  6. 6Reports: Mr Baldwin returns to Downing Street
  7. 7Old London
  8. 8The Caesarewitch

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old London. High Times in Old Kent Road. DESCRIPTION: High Times in the Old Kent Road. SHOTLIST: Newspapers lying around with headlines of East End etc. Hooligans Raid Shops etc. Costers in procession. CU of Costers and Pearly Kings and Queen. Back of Costers with Pearly ‘King of Finsbury’ on back. With Fruit in baskets. Procession. The ceremony is Harvest Festival and the church to which it is taken is ‘St Mary Magdelan’ Old Kent Road. Westminster Abbey - Close shot with Big Ben in background and Judges procession. CU of the Judges and CU of one wearing wigs and gowns.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Riots; Crime; Fashion and costume; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4808
Credits:
Commentator
Barry K. Barnes
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
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