Holidays

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

428A

Date Released

19 Aug 1937

Date submitted

16 Aug 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1In Memoriam
2. 2Reports: Berlin Birthday
3. 3Reports: Suicide Driver
4. 4Reports: Zoo heatwave
5. 5Reports: In China now
6. 6Reports: War in Italy
7. 7Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: Gliders and bombers
8. 8Holidays
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sopwith sums up
10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Dry diving
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Hunting in Australia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blackpool Is at Best During Wakes Week. DESCRIPTION: Blackpool is at its very best during Wakes Week says Carl Bernard. SHOTLIST: Crowds on beaches. Crowds of people lining up. Close shots of two small Scottish Terriers playing in the sea as the waves break. Two girls laugh at themselves in the distorting mirrors. Parade of wooden animals. Man drinks from bottle and sees these animals very queerly. Oyster and whelk stall. CU hand peppering oyster and man swallows one. Big man weighs himself. Scale over strained. Man looks through binoculars at girls in water. Wife snatches the glasses. View at other end of the glasses. Wife brings husband’s straw boater down on his head and shakes him.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Women; Environment; Curiosities; Domestic life; Animals; Newsreels

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5601

Credits:

Commentator

Carl Bernard

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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